Where does “smällkaramell” come from?
smällkaramell (Swedish) comes from Swedish karamell, from German Karamell, from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
smällkaramell (Swedish): a Christmas cracker (containing candy)
Definitions
- a Christmas cracker (containing candy)
Ancestry of “smällkaramell”, step by step
smällkaramell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish karamell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | karamell | sweet, caramel; confection made of melted and... |
| 2 | German | Karamell | caramel |
| 3 | French | caramel | caramel, fudge |
| 4 | Spanish | caramelo | candy; caramel |
| 5 | Portuguese | caramelo | caramel; candy made of caramel; any candy |
| 6 | Latin | calamellus | A little reed or pen |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Swedish smälla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | smälla | a flyswatter |