Where does “författningsdomstol” come from?
författningsdomstol (Swedish) comes from Swedish författning, from Swedish författa, from Swedish -are, from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
författningsdomstol (Swedish): constitutional court
Definitions
- constitutional court
Ancestry of “författningsdomstol”, step by step
författningsdomstol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish författning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | författning | a legal code, a law |
| 2 | Swedish | författa | to author, to write |
| 3 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 5 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Swedish domstol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | domstol | a court of law, a court of justice |
| 2 | Icelandic | dómstóll | court, court of law |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *dōmastōlaz | court of law, tribunal |