Where does “avdelningsdirektör” come from?
avdelningsdirektör (Swedish) comes from Swedish direktör, from Ottoman Turkish دیركتور, from French directeur, from Latin dīrector, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
avdelningsdirektör (Swedish): a principal administrative officer
Definitions
- a principal administrative officer
Ancestry of “avdelningsdirektör”, step by step
avdelningsdirektör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish direktör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | direktör | a manager; boss or leader of a company; a... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دیركتور | — |
| 3 | French | directeur | leading, managing; director; school principal |
| 4 | Latin | dīrector | director, guide, overseer |
| 5 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 6 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish avdelning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avdelning | department; division |
| 2 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 3 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 5 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |