Where does “nyspråklig” come from?
nyspråklig (Swedish) comes from Swedish nyspråk, from English newspeak, from English New, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual — human being; man; hand.
nyspråklig (Swedish): Newspeak; characteristic of or resembling the fictional language of Newspeak
Definitions
- Newspeak; characteristic of or resembling the fictional language of Newspeak
Ancestry of “nyspråklig”, step by step
nyspråklig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nyspråk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nyspråk | Newspeak (fictional language) |
| 2 | English | newspeak | Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic... |
| 3 | English | New | made, or created |
| 4 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 5 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 6 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 8 | Old French | manual | — |
| 9 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 10 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |