Where does “naturhistoria” come from?
naturhistoria (Swedish) comes from Swedish natur, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
naturhistoria (Swedish): natural history
Definitions
- natural history
Ancestry of “naturhistoria”, step by step
naturhistoria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish natur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | natur | nature |
| 2 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 3 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 4 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Swedish historia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | historia | history; A story, plot; A joke or anecdote |