Where does “världsmedborgare” come from?
världsmedborgare (Swedish) comes from Swedish medborgare, from Swedish borgare, from Swedish borg, from English Cyborg, from English organism, from French organisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
världsmedborgare (Swedish): citizen of the world, global citizen, world citizen
Definitions
- citizen of the world, global citizen, world citizen
Ancestry of “världsmedborgare”, step by step
världsmedborgare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish medborgare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medborgare | a citizen |
| 2 | Swedish | borgare | a member of the bourgeoisie, a town-dweller, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | borg | a fortified castle; a borg |
| 4 | English | Cyborg | A being which is part machine and part organic |
| 5 | English | organism | A discrete and complete living thing, such as... |
| 6 | French | organisme | organism; organisation |
| 7 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 8 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 9 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via Swedish värld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | värld | world |
| 2 | Old Swedish | væruld | the earth; the world |
| 3 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |