Where does “stabiliseringsmedel” come from?

stabiliseringsmedel (Swedish) comes from Swedish stabilisering, from Swedish stabilisera, from Swedish -isera, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

stabiliseringsmedel (Swedish): stabilizer (most familiarly a food additive)

Definitions

  1. stabilizer (most familiarly a food additive)

Ancestry of “stabiliseringsmedel”, step by step

stabiliseringsmedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stabilisering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstabiliseringstabilization
2Swedishstabiliserato stabilize
3Swedish-iserasimilar to -era; make a verb from a noun or...
4French-iser-ise/-ize
5Old French-iser-ize
6Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish medel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmedela means (to an end)
2Middle Dutchclearing in a forest
3Old Dutchforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from French -iser