Where does “sivilbefolkning” come from?

sivilbefolkning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sivil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sivilbefolkning (Norwegian Nynorsk): civilian population non-military

Definitions

  1. civilian population non-military

Ancestry of “sivilbefolkning”, step by step

sivilbefolkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sivil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksivilcivilian; civilian clothing
2Latincīvīlis—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk befolkning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbefolkningpopulation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →