Where does “riksgäldsdirektör” come from?
riksgäldsdirektör (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.
riksgäldsdirektör (Swedish): a director-general of the national debt office
Definitions
- a director-general of the national debt office
Ancestry of “riksgäldsdirektör”, step by step
riksgäldsdirektör 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 riksgäld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | riksgäld | a national debt; a national debt office, the... |
| 2 | Swedish | riks- | national, relating to the to whole country;... |
| 3 | Swedish | rike | a realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | ríki | realm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīkiją | rulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |