Where does “miljöbra” come from?

miljöbra (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.

miljöbra (Swedish): good for the environment, environmentally friendly

Definitions

  1. good for the environment, environmentally friendly

Ancestry of “miljöbra”, step by step

miljöbra 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 bra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbragood; well
2Swedishbrafgood, brave
3Low Germanbrav
4Frenchbravebrave; honest; hero
5Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
6Vulgar Latinbravus
7Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
8Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-