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Where does “högskolepoäng” come from?

högskolepoäng (Swedish) comes from Swedish poäng, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

högskolepoäng (Swedish): college study credit

Definitions

  1. college study credit

Ancestry of “högskolepoäng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpoänga point, a score; a point, an argument; a point,...
2Frenchpointpoint; full stop, period; stitch pattern
3Middle Frenchpoinctpoint; not
4Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
5Latinpūnctum—
6Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →