Where does “miljöbov” come from?

miljöbov (Swedish) comes from Swedish miljö, from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.

miljöbov (Swedish): a person or entity doing harm to the natural environment, especially through environmentally unfriendly practices

Definitions

  1. a person or entity doing harm to the natural environment, especially through environmentally unfriendly practices

Ancestry of “miljöbov”, step by step

miljöbov traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish miljö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmiljöenvironment
2Frenchmilieumiddle; center; setting; environment;...
3Middle Frenchmilieu
4Old Frenchmilliu
5Old Frenchlieu
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus
8Proto-Italicstlokos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish bov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbovcriminal, chiefly a thief or a robber
2Old Swedishbōve
3Middle Low Germanbove
4Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus