Where does “italiensk” come from?

italiensk (Swedish) comes from Swedish -sk, from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

italiensk (Swedish): pertaining to Italy

Definitions

  1. pertaining to Italy

Ancestry of “italiensk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-skAlternative form of -isk; -ish
2Old Norse-skr-ish
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Swedish -sk →