Where does “kloaköppning” come from?
kloaköppning (Swedish) comes from Danish kloak, from French cloaque, from Latin cloāca — An underground drain, sewer.
kloaköppning (Swedish): a cloaca
Definitions
- a cloaca
Ancestry of “kloaköppning”, step by step
kloaköppning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kloak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kloak | a sewer |
| 2 | French | cloaque | cesspool, cesspit; cloaca |
| 3 | Latin | cloāca | An underground drain, sewer |
via Swedish öppning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öppning | opening (act of opening or an opening in something, general sense similar to English) |