Where does “digestivekex” come from?
digestivekex (Swedish) comes from Swedish digestive, from English digestive, from Old French digestif, from Latin digestivus, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.
digestivekex (Swedish): a digestive biscuit
Definitions
- a digestive biscuit
Ancestry of “digestivekex”, step by step
digestivekex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish digestive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | digestive | digestive, digestive biscuit |
| 2 | English | digestive | Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion;... |
| 3 | Old French | digestif | a digestive; digestive |
| 4 | Latin | digestivus | digestive |
| 5 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 6 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 7 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Swedish kex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kex | cookie, cracker, biscuit |
| 2 | English | cakes | plural of cake; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | cake | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of... |
| 4 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |