Where does “glassa” come from?
glassa (Swedish) comes from Swedish glass, from French glacé, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
glassa (Swedish): or omkring to signify simultaneous movement}} to enjoy oneself (in a somewhat hedonistic manner, sometimes in a luxurious setting)
Definitions
- or omkring to signify simultaneous movement}} to enjoy oneself (in a somewhat hedonistic manner, sometimes in a luxurious setting)
Ancestry of “glassa”, step by step
glassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish glass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | glass | an ice cream |
| 2 | French | glacé | icy, frozen; glazed, glacé; past participle of... |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |