Where does “returbillett” come from?
returbillett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk retur, from French retour, from French retourner, from Old French retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
returbillett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a return ticket
Definitions
- a return ticket
Ancestry of “returbillett”, step by step
returbillett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk retur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | retur | return |
| 2 | French | retour | return; second coming |
| 3 | French | retourner | to turn over, turn upside-down; to turn; to toss... |
| 4 | Old French | retorner | to return; to turn again |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | retornare | to turn back |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Nynorsk billett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | billett | a ticket |
| 2 | French | billet | ticket; note, a brief message; banknote |
| 3 | Old French | billette | billet |
| 4 | Old French | bille | stick; baton; written decree, announcement |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | billia | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | bilia | tall tree |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | belyom | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |