Where does “miljövänlig” come from?
miljövänlig (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.
miljövänlig (Swedish): environmentally friendly
Definitions
- environmentally friendly
Ancestry of “miljövänlig”, step by step
miljövänlig 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 |