Where does “cirkelsåg” come from?
cirkelsåg (Swedish) comes from Swedish cirkel, from Old Swedish cirkil, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cirkelsåg (Swedish): circular saw
Definitions
- circular saw
Ancestry of “cirkelsåg”, step by step
cirkelsåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish cirkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | cirkel | circle |
| 2 | Old Swedish | cirkil | — |
| 3 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |