Where does “morsealfabet” come from?
morsealfabet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk morse, from English Morse, from Middle French mors, from Latin morsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
morsealfabet (Norwegian Nynorsk): Morse code
Definitions
- Morse code
Ancestry of “morsealfabet”, step by step
morsealfabet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk morse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | morse | Morse code; to transmit Morse code |
| 2 | English | Morse | Clipping of Morse code; To transmit by Morse code |
| 3 | Middle French | mors | plural of mort |
| 4 | Latin | morsus | bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Norwegian Nynorsk alfabet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | alfabet | alphabet |
| 2 | Latin | alphabētum | alphabet |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | ἀλφάβητον | accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλφάβητος | alphabet |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄλφα | alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 | thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔalp- | thousand |