Where does “kvadratcentimeter” come from?

kvadratcentimeter (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk centimeter, from Norwegian Nynorsk meter — a metre, or meter.

kvadratcentimeter (Norwegian Nynorsk): a square centimetre

Definitions

  1. a square centimetre

Ancestry of “kvadratcentimeter”, step by step

kvadratcentimeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk centimeter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskcentimetera centimetre, or centimeter
2Norwegian Nynorskmetera metre, or meter

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvadrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvadrata square
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk meter →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk centimeter →