Where does “riksbanksdirektör” come from?
riksbanksdirektör (Swedish) comes from Swedish direktör, from Ottoman Turkish دیركتور, from French directeur, from Latin dīrector, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
riksbanksdirektör (Swedish): a director of the riksbank, director of the Swedish central bank
Definitions
- a director of the riksbank, director of the Swedish central bank
Ancestry of “riksbanksdirektör”, step by step
riksbanksdirektör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish direktör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | direktör | a manager; boss or leader of a company; a... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دیركتور | — |
| 3 | French | directeur | leading, managing; director; school principal |
| 4 | Latin | dīrector | director, guide, overseer |
| 5 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 6 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 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 riksbank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | riksbank | a central bank |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |