Where does “hiv” come from?
hiv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English hive, from Danish immigrere, from French immigration, from Latin immigro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
hiv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a throw
Definitions
- a throw
Ancestry of “hiv”, step by step
hiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hive | A structure, whether artificial or natural, for... |
| 2 | Danish | immigrere | immigrate |
| 3 | French | immigration | immigration |
| 4 | Latin | immigro | I remove, move or go into; migrate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English HIV
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | HIV | Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus |