Where does “rödbetssallad” come from?
rödbetssallad (Swedish) comes from Swedish rödbeta, from Swedish beta, from Swedish bete, from Swedish be, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rödbetssallad (Swedish): a dish consisting of diced beetroot mixed into a dressing
Definitions
- a dish consisting of diced beetroot mixed into a dressing
Ancestry of “rödbetssallad”, step by step
rödbetssallad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rödbeta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rödbeta | beetroot |
| 2 | Swedish | beta | beta; the Greek letter Β, β; a beta version of a... |
| 3 | Swedish | bete | bait; what an animal eats when grazing; tusk |
| 4 | Swedish | be | to ask for, request someone else to do something;... |
| 5 | Swedish | bedja | Dated form of be |
| 6 | Portuguese | velha | feminine singular of velho; female equivalent of... |
| 7 | Portuguese | velho | old; ancient; old; aged; old |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | velho | — |
| 9 | Late Latin | veclus | — |
| 10 | Latin | vetulus | old; little old, poor old; old man; little old... |
| 11 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Swedish sallad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sallad | salad; vegetables consisting of leaves, typically... |
| 2 | French | salade | salad; sallet |
| 3 | Italian | salada | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 5 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 6 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |