Where does “rensningsoperation” come from?
rensningsoperation (Swedish) comes from Swedish operation, from Latin operātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rensningsoperation (Swedish): mopping-up operation
Definitions
- mopping-up operation
Ancestry of “rensningsoperation”, step by step
rensningsoperation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish operation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | operation | an operation (planned undertaking) |
| 2 | Latin | operātiō | operation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish rensning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rensning | a cleaning, a clearance, a cleansing, a sorting (through things), expurgation |
| 2 | Swedish | rensa | to clean, to sort out undesired things |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rēnsa | to clean |
| 4 | Old Norse | hreinsa | to make clean, cleanse; to purge, clear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrainisōną | to clean, cleanse, purify |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrainiz | clean, not dirty; pure; innocent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | króy-n-is | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |