Where does “vapenvila” come from?
vapenvila (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.
vapenvila (Swedish): a truce
Definitions
- a truce
Ancestry of “vapenvila”, step by step
vapenvila 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 víla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | víla | fairy |
| 2 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 6 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |