Where does “miljödepartement” come from?

miljödepartement (Swedish) comes from Swedish departement, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

miljödepartement (Swedish): a ministry of the environment

Definitions

  1. a ministry of the environment

Ancestry of “miljödepartement”, step by step

miljödepartement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish departement

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdepartementa ministry
2Frenchdépartementdepartment; département
3Middle Frenchdépartement
4Old Frenchdépartement
5Old Frenchdepartirto leave; to depart; departure
6Latindepartiōto divide
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti