Where does “förnickla” come from?
förnickla (Swedish) comes from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
förnickla (Swedish): to nickel (plate with nickel)
Definitions
- to nickel (plate with nickel)
Ancestry of “förnickla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Nickel | nickel (chemical element) |
| 2 | Swedish | kopparnickel | — |
| 3 | German | kupfernickel | cupronickel |
| 4 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 5 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 7 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 8 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |