Where does “nysrötter” come from?
nysrötter (Swedish) comes from Swedish nys, from Swedish nysa, from Portuguese Nisa, from French nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
nysrötter (Swedish): false hellebore, any plant of the genus Veratrum
Definitions
- false hellebore, any plant of the genus Veratrum
Ancestry of “nysrötter”, step by step
nysrötter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nys | nonsense |
| 2 | Swedish | nysa | to sneeze |
| 3 | Portuguese | Nisa | — |
| 4 | French | nice | candid, naive |
| 5 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 6 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 7 | Latin | nesciō | to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 8 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Swedish rötter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rötter | — |