Where does “parafinlykt” come from?
parafinlykt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk parafin, from German Paraffin, from Latin affinis, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
parafinlykt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a kerosene or paraffin lantern or lamp
Definitions
- a kerosene or paraffin lantern or lamp
Ancestry of “parafinlykt”, step by step
parafinlykt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk parafin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | parafin | paraffin or kerosene |
| 2 | German | Paraffin | paraffin, alkane |
| 3 | Latin | affinis | neighbouring, allied to, kindred |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |