Where does “utrikesdepartement” come from?
utrikesdepartement (Swedish) comes from Swedish utrikes, from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler — Jacob.
utrikesdepartement (Swedish): a ministry for foreign affairs, a foreign office
Definitions
- a ministry for foreign affairs, a foreign office
Ancestry of “utrikesdepartement”, step by step
utrikesdepartement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish utrikes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | utrikes | abroad, overseas, in or pertaining to foreign... |
| 2 | Swedish | ut | out; get out!; from a certain point within a... |
| 3 | Swedish | tåla | to endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to... |
| 4 | Samoan | tālā | the currency of Samoa; tala; dollar |
| 5 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 6 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 7 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 8 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 9 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 10 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 11 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 12 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 13 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 14 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 17 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
via Swedish departement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | departement | a ministry |
| 2 | French | département | department; département |
| 3 | Middle French | département | — |
| 4 | Old French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 6 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |