Where does “urinvägsinfektion” come from?
urinvägsinfektion (Swedish) comes from German Infektion, from French infection, from Old French infection, from Latin infectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
urinvägsinfektion (Swedish): urinary tract infection
Definitions
- urinary tract infection
Ancestry of “urinvägsinfektion”, step by step
urinvägsinfektion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Infektion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Infektion | infection |
| 2 | French | infection | infection; stench, stink |
| 3 | Old French | infection | infection |
| 4 | Latin | infectio | infection |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish urinväg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | urinväg | urinary tract |
| 2 | Swedish | väg | road, street, path; way, course, direction,... |
| 3 | French | vague | wave; vague; vagueness |
| 4 | Middle French | vague | — |
| 5 | Old French | vague | movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple |
| 6 | Old Norse | vágr | ocean, sea; inlet, bay |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |