Where does “olympisk fackla” come from?

olympisk fackla (Swedish) comes from Swedish fackla, from Proto-Germanic *fakkulā, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

olympisk fackla (Swedish): an Olympic torch

Definitions

  1. an Olympic torch

Ancestry of “olympisk fackla”, step by step

olympisk fackla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fackla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfacklaa torch
2Proto-Germanic*fakkulā—
3Latinfaculasmall torch
4Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

via Swedish olympisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedisholympiskOlympic (of or pertaining to the Olympic Games)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →