Where does “avskyvärd” come from?
avskyvärd (Swedish) comes from Swedish avsky, 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.
avskyvärd (Swedish): vile, despicable, detestable
Definitions
- vile, despicable, detestable
Ancestry of “avskyvärd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avsky | loathing; a feeling of intense dislike; to... |
| 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 | law, right |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |