Where does “arbetsskygg” come from?
arbetsskygg (Swedish) comes from Swedish skygg, from Swedish sky, from French jus, from Middle French jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
arbetsskygg (Swedish): work-shy; reluctant to get a job
Definitions
- work-shy; reluctant to get a job
Ancestry of “arbetsskygg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | skygg | shy |
| 2 | Swedish | sky | heaven; sky; cloud |
| 3 | French | jus | juice; coffee; electricity, energy, power, juice |
| 4 | Middle French | jus | juice; down, downwards |
| 5 | Old French | jus | juice; down |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |