Where does “miljø” come from?
miljø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
miljø (Norwegian Nynorsk): an environment
Ancestry of “miljø”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 2 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 3 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 4 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
Words derived from “miljø”