Where does “telefonkatalog” come from?
telefonkatalog (Swedish) comes from Swedish katalog, from Ancient Greek κατάλογος, from Ancient Greek καταλέγω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
telefonkatalog (Swedish): a phone book (telephone directory)
Definitions
- a phone book (telephone directory)
Ancestry of “telefonkatalog”, step by step
telefonkatalog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish katalog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | katalog | catalog, directory |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κατάλογος | enrolment; register, catalogue |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταλέγω | to pick out, to choose out of, to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |