Where does “batteriholk” come from?
batteriholk (Swedish) comes from Swedish batteri, from French batterie, from Dutch batterij, from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
batteriholk (Swedish): a battery recycling bin
Ancestry of “batteriholk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | batteri | battery, accumulator; battery |
| 2 | French | batterie | battery; percussion, drum kit, battery/batterie;... |
| 3 | Dutch | batterij | battery, tactical artillery unit; electrical... |
| 4 | Middle French | batterie | battery |
| 5 | Old French | baterie | action of beating |
| 6 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |