Where does “spesialområde” come from?
spesialområde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Indonesian spesial, from Dutch speciaal, from Middle Dutch speciael, from Old French special, from Latin specialis, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
spesialområde (Norwegian Nynorsk): a special area
Definitions
- a special area
Ancestry of “spesialområde”, step by step
spesialområde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian spesial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | spesial | special |
| 2 | Dutch | speciaal | special |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | speciael | — |
| 4 | Old French | special | — |
| 5 | Latin | specialis | specific |
| 6 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 7 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Norwegian Nynorsk område
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | område | an area |
| 2 | Swedish | område | a sphere; an area |
| 3 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |