Where does “chefredaktör” come from?
chefredaktör (Swedish) comes from Swedish redaktör, from French rédacteur, from Latin redactus, from Latin redigō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
chefredaktör (Swedish): an editor-in-chief
Definitions
- an editor-in-chief
Ancestry of “chefredaktör”, step by step
chefredaktör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish redaktör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | redaktör | an editor |
| 2 | French | rédacteur | editor; author, writer |
| 3 | Latin | redactus | driven or led back; received |
| 4 | Latin | redigō | to drive, lead, or bring back |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | chef | A boss; person in charge, person who directly... |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |