Where does “solcellepanel” come from?
solcellepanel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk solcelle, from Norwegian Nynorsk celle, from English cell, from English cell phone, from English cellular phone, from English phone, from English telephone, from French téléphone.
solcellepanel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a solar panel
Ancestry of “solcellepanel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | solcelle | a solar cell |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | celle | a cell |
| 3 | English | cell | A single-room dwelling for a hermit; A small... |
| 4 | English | cell phone | A portable, wireless telephone, which changes... |
| 5 | English | cellular phone | A mobile phone using cellular technology; A... |
| 6 | English | phone | A device for transmitting conversations and other... |
| 7 | English | telephone | A telecommunication device used for two-way... |
| 8 | French | téléphone | telephone; first-person singular present... |
| 9 | French | télé- | tele- |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 11 | Latin | commūnicāre | — |
| 12 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 13 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 18 | Middle English | kyt | — |