Where does “opassande” come from?
opassande (Swedish) comes from Swedish passande, from Swedish passa, from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
opassande (Swedish): inapposite, inappropriate; not suitable in a...
Definitions
- inapposite, inappropriate; not suitable in a...
Ancestry of “opassande”, step by step
opassande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish passande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | passande | fit, appropriate; suitable for a certain... |
| 2 | Swedish | passa | fit, suit; be suitable; fit; be of the right size... |
| 3 | German | passen | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with |
| 4 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 5 | French | passeport | passport |
| 6 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 7 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 8 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 9 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 10 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 11 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 12 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 13 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 14 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |