Where does “hivsmitte” come from?

hivsmitte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hiv, from English hive, from Danish immigrere, from French immigration, from Latin immigro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

hivsmitte (Norwegian Nynorsk): HIV infection as above

Definitions

  1. HIV infection as above

Ancestry of “hivsmitte”, step by step

hivsmitte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhiva throw
2EnglishhiveA structure, whether artificial or natural, for...
3Danishimmigrereimmigrate
4Frenchimmigrationimmigration
5LatinimmigroI remove, move or go into; migrate
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Norwegian Nynorsk smitte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmitteinfection
2Middle Low Germansmittento stain
3Old Dutchsmitton
4Proto-Germanicsmittōnąto strike; to stain, smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en