Where does “sivilrett” come from?
sivilrett (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.
sivilrett (Norwegian Nynorsk): civil law
Definitions
- civil law
Ancestry of “sivilrett”, step by step
sivilrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk sivil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sivil | civilian; civilian clothing |
| 2 | Latin | cīvīlis | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Norwegian Nynorsk rett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rett | right; straight; a right |
| 2 | Old Norse | réttr | right |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |