Where does “brevinkast” come from?
brevinkast (Swedish) comes from Swedish inkast, from Swedish kast, from Spanish casta, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
brevinkast (Swedish): a mail slot
Definitions
- a mail slot
Ancestry of “brevinkast”, step by step
brevinkast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish inkast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | inkast | a throw-in |
| 2 | Swedish | kast | throw; the flight of a thrown object; caste; an... |
| 3 | Spanish | casta | lineage; breed; caste |
| 4 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 5 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via Swedish brev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brev | letter; written note; parcel within certain size... |
| 2 | Old Norse | bréf | — |
| 3 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |