Where does “småförbrytare” come from?
småförbrytare (Swedish) comes from Swedish förbrytare, from Swedish -are, from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
småförbrytare (Swedish): small-time crook
Definitions
- small-time crook
Ancestry of “småförbrytare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förbrytare | felon, criminal |
| 2 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |