Where does “spexa” come from?
spexa (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
spexa (Swedish): to perform (in) a spex (form of amateur theater)
Definitions
- to perform (in) a spex (form of amateur theater)
Ancestry of “spexa”, step by step
spexa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish spex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spex | A form of parodical amateur theater, often with a historical theme and singing acts, usually arranged by university or high school students |
| 2 | Swedish | spektakel | a show, a theatre play; ridicule, laughing-stock;... |
| 3 | Latin | spectāculum | show, spectacle |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |