Where does “åboensisk” come from?
åboensisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish Åbo, from Swedish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia — to turn, to bend.
åboensisk (Swedish): pertaining to the university of Turku in Finland
Definitions
- pertaining to the university of Turku in Finland
Ancestry of “åboensisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Åbo | Turku |
| 2 | Swedish | Bo | to live, to dwell, to reside |
| 3 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 4 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 5 | French | bouée | buoy (nautical: a moored float) |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 7 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 8 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 11 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |