Where does “horisontell” come from?

horisontell (Swedish) comes from Swedish horisont, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

horisontell (Swedish): horizontal

Definitions

  1. horizontal

Ancestry of “horisontell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhorisonthorizon
2Ancient Greekὁρίζωνhorizon
3Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
4Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρος →