Where does “skjutjärnsjournalistik” come from?
skjutjärnsjournalistik (Swedish) comes from Swedish journalistik, from Swedish journalist, from Swedish journal, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs — to be bright; sky, heaven.
skjutjärnsjournalistik (Swedish): rapid-fire journalism, revolver journalism style of interview with direct and often provocative questions
Definitions
- rapid-fire journalism, revolver journalism style of interview with direct and often provocative questions
Ancestry of “skjutjärnsjournalistik”, step by step
skjutjärnsjournalistik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish journalistik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | journalistik | journalism |
| 2 | Swedish | journalist | a journalist |
| 3 | Swedish | journal | a journal, a magazine, a periodical |
| 4 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 5 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 6 | Latin | diurnālis | diurnal of the day; that takes place during the day |
| 7 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 8 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Swedish skjutjärn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skjutjärn | firearm |