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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhuvudrolla lead role, a leading role, a starring role (most important role, in a movie, play, or the like)
2SwedishHuvudhead
3Old Swedishhovuþhead
4Old Norsehǫfuðhead
5Old Norse-ith
6Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Swedish innehavare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinnehavarean owner, a holder, a keeper
2Swedish-areRegular construction of comparative: ful →...
3Old Swedish-area suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria
4Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin