Where does “huvudrollsinnehavare” come from?
huvudrollsinnehavare (Swedish) comes from Swedish huvudroll, from Swedish Huvud, from Old Swedish hovuþ, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
huvudrollsinnehavare (Swedish): a/the person playing (one of) the lead role(s) (in a movie, play, or the like); a lead actor, a leading man, a leading lady
Definitions
- a/the person playing (one of) the lead role(s) (in a movie, play, or the like); a lead actor, a leading man, a leading lady
Ancestry of “huvudrollsinnehavare”, step by step
huvudrollsinnehavare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish huvudroll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | huvudroll | a lead role, a leading role, a starring role (most important role, in a movie, play, or the like) |
| 2 | Swedish | Huvud | head |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hovuþ | head |
| 4 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 5 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish innehavare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | innehavare | an owner, a holder, a keeper |
| 2 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |