Where does “olämplig” come from?
olämplig (Swedish) comes from Swedish lämplig, from Swedish lämpa, from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.
olämplig (Swedish): inapposite, inappropriate, unsuitable; unfit for...
Definitions
- inapposite, inappropriate, unsuitable; unfit for...
Ancestry of “olämplig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | lämplig | suitable, appropriate, apposite |
| 2 | Swedish | lämpa | to be suitable; to dump, to unload |
| 3 | Old Norse | lampi | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lampe | — |
| 5 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |