Where does “syttandemaitalar” come from?
syttandemaitalar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
syttandemaitalar (Norwegian Nynorsk): someone who holds a speech on the 17th of May (Constitution Day of Norway)
Definitions
- someone who holds a speech on the 17th of May (Constitution Day of Norway)
Ancestry of “syttandemaitalar”, step by step
syttandemaitalar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mai | May |
| 2 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 3 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Norwegian Nynorsk talar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | talar | a speaker or orator; indefinite masculine plural... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tale | <br>; speech; a speech, talk, discourse, an... |
| 3 | Old Norse | tala | speech, discourse; tale, number; number |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk syttande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | syttande | seventeenth |