Where does “vulkanologi” come from?

vulkanologi (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk logi, from French logis, from Old French logeiz, from Old French logier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

vulkanologi (Norwegian Nynorsk): volcanology

Definitions

  1. volcanology

Ancestry of “vulkanologi”, step by step

vulkanologi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk logi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklogifeminine of logen; neuter of logen; definite...
2Frenchlogislodge
3Old Frenchlogeizlodging, tent
4Old Frenchlogierto lodge (stay non-permanently)
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Nynorsk vulkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvulkana volcano
2LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
3Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Old French -er
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