Where does “hörapparat” come from?
hörapparat (Swedish) comes from Swedish apparat, from French apparat, from Latin apparātus, from Latin apparō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
hörapparat (Swedish): a hearing aid
Definitions
- a hearing aid
Ancestry of “hörapparat”, step by step
hörapparat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish apparat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | apparat | apparatus; complex machine or instrument, often... |
| 2 | French | apparat | pomp, ceremony |
| 3 | Latin | apparātus | prepared, having been prepared |
| 4 | Latin | apparō | to prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Swedish höra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | höra | to hear; to perceive with the ear; to question;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hōra | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | heyra | to hear, listen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |