Where does “proffstyckare” come from?
proffstyckare (Swedish) comes from Swedish tyckare, from Swedish -are, from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
proffstyckare (Swedish): someone (professionally) giving their (less well-grounded or more subjective) opinion (on various issues), an opiner
Definitions
- someone (professionally) giving their (less well-grounded or more subjective) opinion (on various issues), an opiner
Ancestry of “proffstyckare”, step by step
proffstyckare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tyckare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tyckare | an opiner, one who brings an opinion but not much... |
| 2 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Swedish proffs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | proffs | a pro, a professional, a dab |