Where does “tjänstevapen” come from?
tjänstevapen (Swedish) comes from Swedish våpen, from English vape, from English vaporize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
tjänstevapen (Swedish): service weapon weapon issued to police officers or members of the military for use in the course of their official duties
Definitions
- service weapon weapon issued to police officers or members of the military for use in the course of their official duties
Ancestry of “tjänstevapen”, step by step
tjänstevapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish våpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | våpen | definite plural of våp |
| 2 | English | vape | Clipping of vaporizer; To inhale the vapor... |
| 3 | English | vaporize | To turn into vapor |
| 4 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 5 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 6 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish tjänst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tjänst | a service; a position, a job, an employment,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | thienst | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |