Where does “genomskinlig” come from?

genomskinlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish skina, from Old Swedish skīna, from Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

genomskinlig (Swedish): translucent

Definitions

  1. translucent

Ancestry of “genomskinlig”, step by step

genomskinlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskinato shine
2Old Swedishskīnato shine
3Old Norseskínato shine
4Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

via Swedish genom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgenomthrough; from one side of an opening to the...
2EnglishgenomeThe complete genetic information of an organism
3Englishgenom—
4GermanGenomgenome

Words derived from “genomskinlig”

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