Where does “herkulesarbete” come from?
herkulesarbete (Swedish) comes from Swedish Herkules, from Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλέης, from Ancient Greek κλέος, from Proto-Hellenic kléwos — to cover; to incline.
herkulesarbete (Swedish): Herculean task
Definitions
- Herculean task
Ancestry of “herkulesarbete”, step by step
herkulesarbete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Herkules
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Herkules | Hercules |
| 2 | Latin | Herculēs | Hercules, Heracles, heroic son of Zeus |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἡρακλῆς | Heracles |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κλῆς | An element found in given names |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κλέης | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλέος | rumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kléwos | fame |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Swedish arbete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | arbete | work, job; work; effort expended on a particular... |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |