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
- good for the environment, environmentally friendly
Ancestry of “miljöbra”, step by step
miljöbra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish miljö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | miljö | environment |
| 2 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 3 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 4 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 5 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Swedish bra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bra | good; well |
| 2 | Swedish | braf | good, brave |
| 3 | Low German | brav | — |
| 4 | French | brave | brave; honest; hero |
| 5 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 7 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |