Where does “belysning” come from?
belysning (Swedish) comes from Swedish belysa, from Swedish be, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
belysning (Swedish): lighting
Definitions
- lighting
Ancestry of “belysning”, step by step
belysning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish belysa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | belysa | to illuminate, to shine |
| 2 | Swedish | be | to ask for, request someone else to do something;... |
| 3 | Swedish | bedja | Dated form of be |
| 4 | Portuguese | velha | feminine singular of velho; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | Portuguese | velho | old; ancient; old; aged; old |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | velho | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | veclus | — |
| 8 | Latin | vetulus | old; little old, poor old; old man; little old... |
| 9 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |