Where does “samverka” come from?
samverka (Swedish) comes from Swedish -sam, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
samverka (Swedish): to collaborate, to cooperate
Definitions
- to collaborate, to cooperate
Ancestry of “samverka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | -sam | -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns |
| 2 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 3 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 4 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 7 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |