Where does “regionaltåg” come from?
regionaltåg (Swedish) comes from Swedish regional, from Swedish region, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
regionaltåg (Swedish): regional train
Definitions
- regional train
Ancestry of “regionaltåg”, step by step
regionaltåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish regional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | regional | regional; pertaining to a region or regions |
| 2 | Swedish | region | region, area |
| 3 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 4 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 5 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |