Where does “lättroman” come from?
lättroman (Swedish) comes from English light novel, from Japanese ライトノベル, from English novel, from Italian novella, from Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
lättroman (Swedish): light novel
Definitions
- light novel
Ancestry of “lättroman”, step by step
lättroman traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English light novel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | light novel | A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an anime/manga style) and containing not more than 50,000 words |
| 2 | Japanese | ライトノベル | a light novel |
| 3 | English | novel | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no... |
| 4 | Italian | novella | feminine singular of novello; tale, story, short... |
| 5 | Latin | novella | a newly planted vine or shoot; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | novellus | new, young, fresh; novel, newly made |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Swedish lätt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lätt | light; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lætter | light; easy; easily disrupted |
| 3 | Old Norse | léttr | light; easy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via Swedish roman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | roman | A novel |