Where does “nobelpristagare” come from?
nobelpristagare (Swedish) comes from Swedish pristagare, from Swedish pris, from French prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
nobelpristagare (Swedish): a Nobel Prize laureate
Definitions
- a Nobel Prize laureate
Ancestry of “nobelpristagare”, step by step
nobelpristagare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pristagare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pristagare | a laureate, a winner or recipient of a prize or... |
| 2 | Swedish | pris | price, cost of an action; price, cost to gain... |
| 3 | French | prise | socket, wall socket; hold; grip |
| 4 | Old French | prise | seizure; taking; capture |
| 5 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 6 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |