Where does “blindtarmsoperation” come from?
blindtarmsoperation (Swedish) comes from Danish blindtarm, from Swedish blind, from Old Swedish blinder, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blindtarmsoperation (Swedish): appendectomy
Definitions
- appendectomy
Ancestry of “blindtarmsoperation”, step by step
blindtarmsoperation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish blindtarm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | blindtarm | appendix |
| 2 | Swedish | blind | blind; unable or failing to see |
| 3 | Old Swedish | blinder | blind; invisible, obscure |
| 4 | Old Norse | blindr | blind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 6 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 7 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 8 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 9 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 10 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 11 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 12 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Swedish operation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | operation | an operation (planned undertaking) |
| 2 | Latin | operātiō | operation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |