Where does “mentalsjukdom” come from?
mentalsjukdom (Swedish) comes from Swedish mental, from Late Latin mentalis, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
mentalsjukdom (Swedish): mental illness
Definitions
- mental illness
Ancestry of “mentalsjukdom”, step by step
mentalsjukdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mental | mental, pertaining to the mind |
| 2 | Late Latin | mentalis | of the mind, mental |
| 3 | Latin | mēns | mind |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mentis | mind, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 6 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
via Swedish sjukdom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjukdom | disease, illness; sickness |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjúkdómr | sickness |
| 3 | Old Norse | -dómr | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |