Where does “uoffisiell” come from?
uoffisiell (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk offisiell, from French officiel, from English official, from Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium, from Latin opificium — missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
uoffisiell (Norwegian Nynorsk): unofficial
Definitions
- unofficial
Ancestry of “uoffisiell”, step by step
uoffisiell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk offisiell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | offisiell | official |
| 2 | French | officiel | official |
| 3 | English | official | Of or pertaining to an office or public trust;... |
| 4 | Middle English | official | An underling of a member of the clergy, often... |
| 5 | Old French | official | court official; chamber pot; official; certified... |
| 6 | Latin | officiālis | official |
| 7 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 8 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 9 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 10 | Latin | Ops | earth goddess, fertility deity |
| 11 | Latin | oscen | any bird by whose song cries augurs divined... |
| 12 | Latin | opscen | — |
| 13 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 14 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk U
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | U | — |