Where does “kjølemedium” come from?
kjølemedium (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kjøle, from Norwegian Nynorsk kjortel, from Old Norse kyrtill, from Old English cyrtel, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
kjølemedium (Norwegian Nynorsk): refrigerant
Definitions
- refrigerant
Ancestry of “kjølemedium”, step by step
kjølemedium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kjøle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kjøle | to cool |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kjortel | a tunic |
| 3 | Old Norse | kyrtill | kirtle, tunic |
| 4 | Old English | cyrtel | kirtle |
| 5 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Norwegian Nynorsk medium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | medium | a medium |
| 2 | Latin | medium | inflection of medius: ## masculine accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meðjos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |