Where does “departementschef” come from?
departementschef (Swedish) comes from Swedish departement, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
departementschef (Swedish): a head of ministry
Definitions
- a head of ministry
Ancestry of “departementschef”, step by step
departementschef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish departement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | departement | a ministry |
| 2 | French | département | department; département |
| 3 | Middle French | département | — |
| 4 | Old French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 6 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 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 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 |