Where does “maskinrom” come from?
maskinrom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rom, from English rum, from Ottoman Turkish روم, from Arabic رُوم, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
maskinrom (Norwegian Nynorsk): engine room
Definitions
- engine room
Ancestry of “maskinrom”, step by step
maskinrom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk rom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rom | rum; room; space |
| 2 | English | rum | A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | روم | Various other areas of the Ottoman Empire full of "Roman" (i.e. Byzantine Greek) people, particularly central Anatolia |
| 4 | Arabic | رُوم | Byzantines |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 | Rome; Byzantine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ῥωμανία | Byzantine Empire |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk maskin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | maskin | <br>; machine |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |