Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “slaveri” come from?

slaveri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -eri, from Low German -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

slaveri (Norwegian Nynorsk): slavery

Definitions

  1. slavery

Ancestry of “slaveri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-eriused to form nouns from verbs and other nouns
2Low German-erie—
3Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →