Where does “massförstörelsevapen” come from?
massförstörelsevapen (Swedish) comes from Swedish våpen, from English vape, from English vaporize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
massförstörelsevapen (Swedish): weapon of mass destruction
Definitions
- weapon of mass destruction
Ancestry of “massförstörelsevapen”, step by step
massförstörelsevapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish våpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | våpen | definite plural of våp |
| 2 | English | vape | Clipping of vaporizer; To inhale the vapor... |
| 3 | English | vaporize | To turn into vapor |
| 4 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 5 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 6 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish massförstörelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | massförstörelse | mass destruction |
| 2 | Swedish | förstörelse | destruction, ruin |
| 3 | Swedish | förstöra | to break, to demolish; to make something cease... |
| 4 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 5 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 6 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 7 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 8 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 9 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |