Where does “halvmilitär” come from?

halvmilitär (Swedish) comes from Swedish militär, from French militaire, from Middle French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

halvmilitär (Swedish): semi-military

Definitions

  1. semi-military

Ancestry of “halvmilitär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmilitärmilitary; the military; a military, a soldier
2Frenchmilitairemilitary, militaristic; military
3Middle Frenchmilitairemilitary
4LatinmīlitārisOf a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial
5Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
6Latin-ālis
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis
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