Where does “besprutningsmedel” come from?
besprutningsmedel (Swedish) comes from Swedish besprutning, from Swedish bespruta, from Swedish be, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
besprutningsmedel (Swedish): a substance sprayed on plants for protection (usually a pesticide)
Definitions
- a substance sprayed on plants for protection (usually a pesticide)
Ancestry of “besprutningsmedel”, step by step
besprutningsmedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish besprutning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | besprutning | spraying (of plants, with pesticide or the like) |
| 2 | Swedish | bespruta | to spray (plants, with pesticide or the like) |
| 3 | Swedish | be | to ask for, request someone else to do something;... |
| 4 | Swedish | bedja | Dated form of be |
| 5 | Portuguese | velha | feminine singular of velho; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | Portuguese | velho | old; ancient; old; aged; old |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | velho | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | veclus | — |
| 9 | Latin | vetulus | old; little old, poor old; old man; little old... |
| 10 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Swedish medel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medel | a means (to an end) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |