Where does “dokumentär” come from?
dokumentär (Swedish) comes from Swedish år, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
dokumentär (Swedish): documentary; a documentary
Definitions
- documentary; a documentary
Ancestry of “dokumentär”, step by step
dokumentär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish år
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | år | a year |
| 2 | French | are | an are |
| 3 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Swedish dokument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dokument | a document |
| 2 | German | Dokument | document |
| 3 | Latin | documentum | lesson; instruction; warning |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |