Where does “akutmottagning” come from?
akutmottagning (Swedish) comes from Swedish akut, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
akutmottagning (Swedish): an emergency department, an emergency room
Definitions
- an emergency department, an emergency room
Ancestry of “akutmottagning”, step by step
akutmottagning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish akut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | akut | critical (as might warrant immediate action); (extremely) urgent, an emergency, etc |
| 2 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 3 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Swedish mottagning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mottagning | reception (of radio signals) |
| 2 | Swedish | ta emot | to receive |