Where does “doktorsexamen” come from?
doktorsexamen (Swedish) comes from Swedish examen, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
doktorsexamen (Swedish): a doctorate, a PhD degree
Definitions
- a doctorate, a PhD degree
Ancestry of “doktorsexamen”, step by step
doktorsexamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish examen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | examen | exam; graduation; degree |
| 2 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 3 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Swedish doktor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | doktor | doctor; physician; doctor; person who has... |
| 2 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |