Where does “biljettkontrollant” come from?
biljettkontrollant (Swedish) comes from Swedish biljett, from French billet, from Old French billette, from Old French bille, from Vulgar Latin billia, from Gaulish bilia, from Proto-Celtic belyom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom.
biljettkontrollant (Swedish): a ticket inspector
Definitions
- a ticket inspector
Ancestry of “biljettkontrollant”, step by step
biljettkontrollant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish biljett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | biljett | ticket; an entitling pass |
| 2 | French | billet | ticket; note, a brief message; banknote |
| 3 | Old French | billette | billet |
| 4 | Old French | bille | stick; baton; written decree, announcement |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | billia | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | bilia | tall tree |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | belyom | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Swedish kontrollant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kontrollant | an inspector (person who (professionally) inspects something (to check that it is in order)) |