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
- a ministry of the interior
Ancestry of “inrikesdepartement”, step by step
inrikesdepartement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish departement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | departement | a ministry |
| 2 | French | département | department; département |
| 3 | Middle French | département | — |
| 4 | Old French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 6 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Swedish inrikes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | inrikes | in or pertaining to the home country, at home,... |
| 2 | Swedish | rike | a realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | ríki | realm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīkiją | rulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |