Where does “försöksballong” come from?
försöksballong (Swedish) comes from Swedish ballong, from Italian pallone, from Spanish balón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton.
försöksballong (Swedish): a trial balloon, a feeler; something to probe...
Definitions
- a trial balloon, a feeler; something to probe...
Ancestry of “försöksballong”, step by step
försöksballong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ballong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ballong | a balloon |
| 2 | Italian | pallone | ball, football; balloon, aerostat |
| 3 | Spanish | balón | ball; balloon |
| 4 | Spanish | -ón | emphasizes that something is large, grand,... |
| 5 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 6 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 7 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 8 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 9 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 10 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 11 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 12 | French | -ate | ate |
| 13 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
via Swedish försök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försök | go, try, attempt |
| 2 | Swedish | försöka | to attempt, to try |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |