Where does “rockstjärna” come from?
rockstjärna (Swedish) comes from Swedish stjärna, from Swedish reporter, from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
rockstjärna (Swedish): a rockstar
Definitions
- a rockstar
Ancestry of “rockstjärna”, step by step
rockstjärna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stjärna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stjärna | star |
| 2 | Swedish | reporter | reporter |
| 3 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 4 | English | report | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something) |
| 5 | Middle English | reporten | to report |
| 6 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 7 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish rock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rock | a coat, an overcoat; rock, rock and roll |
| 2 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 3 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 4 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 5 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 6 | Old English | ond | and |
| 7 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |