Where does “gulsporre” come from?
gulsporre (Swedish) comes from Italian sporre, from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
gulsporre (Swedish): yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
Definitions
- yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
Ancestry of “gulsporre”, step by step
gulsporre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sporre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sporre | Obsolete form of porre; Obsolete form of deporre;... |
| 2 | Latin | expōnō | to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |