Where does “delikatessavdelning” come from?
delikatessavdelning (Swedish) comes from Swedish delikatess, from French délicatesse, from Middle French delicat, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
delikatessavdelning (Swedish): a deli section (at a grocery store or the like)
Definitions
- a deli section (at a grocery store or the like)
Ancestry of “delikatessavdelning”, step by step
delikatessavdelning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish delikatess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | delikatess | delicacy |
| 2 | French | délicatesse | delicacy; delicateness |
| 3 | Middle French | delicat | delicate |
| 4 | Latin | delicatus | alluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,... |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Swedish avdelning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avdelning | department; division |
| 2 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 3 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 5 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |