Where does “trykkmålar” come from?
trykkmålar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk målar, from Norwegian Nynorsk mål, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
trykkmålar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pressure gauge, manometer
Definitions
- a pressure gauge, manometer
Ancestry of “trykkmålar”, step by step
trykkmålar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk målar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | målar | painter; measurer, surveyor; meter |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mål | aim, goal, purpose, target, destination; measure,... |
| 3 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 4 | Old French | mole | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Norwegian Nynorsk trykk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | trykk | pressure; a print |