Where does “modellfly” come from?
modellfly (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fly, from Norwegian Nynorsk flygemaskin, from Norwegian Nynorsk maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.
modellfly (Norwegian Nynorsk): a model aircraft
Definitions
- a model aircraft
Ancestry of “modellfly”, step by step
modellfly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fly | plane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flygemaskin | an aeroplane |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | maskin | <br>; machine |
| 4 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 5 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 6 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Norwegian Nynorsk modell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | modell | a model |
| 2 | Latin | modulō | — |
| 3 | Italian | modello | model; mould, mold; pattern |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | modellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |