Where does “mobiltelefon” come from?
mobiltelefon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mobil, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
mobiltelefon (Norwegian Nynorsk): cell phone or cellphone (US), or mobile phone (UK)
Definitions
- cell phone or cellphone (US), or mobile phone (UK)
Ancestry of “mobiltelefon”, step by step
mobiltelefon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mobil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mobil | mobile; cell phone, mobile |
| 2 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk telefon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | telefon | a telephone or phone |