Where does “inrikesdepartement” come from?

inrikesdepartement (Swedish) comes from Swedish departement, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

inrikesdepartement (Swedish): a ministry of the interior

Definitions

  1. a ministry of the interior

Ancestry of “inrikesdepartement”, step by step

inrikesdepartement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish departement

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdepartementa ministry
2Frenchdépartementdepartment; département
3Middle Frenchdépartement
4Old Frenchdépartement
5Old Frenchdepartirto leave; to depart; departure
6Latindepartiōto divide
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Swedish inrikes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinrikesin or pertaining to the home country, at home,...
2Swedishrikea realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of...
3Old Norseríkirealm
4Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
5Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
6Proto-Celticrīxsking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti