Where does “relativitetsteori” come from?

relativitetsteori (Swedish) comes from Swedish relativitet, from Swedish -itet — -ity; making a noun from an adjective.

relativitetsteori (Swedish): theory of relativity

Definitions

  1. theory of relativity

Ancestry of “relativitetsteori”, step by step

relativitetsteori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish relativitet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrelativitetrelativity
2Swedish-itet-ity; making a noun from an adjective

via Swedish teori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishteoritheory; an unproven conjecture; theory; a set of...
Every word from Swedish -itet →Every word from Swedish relativitet →