ABC-vern

See also: abc-vern

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• abc-vern

Etymology

Etymology tree

English atomic

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.

New Latin -logia

New Latin biologialbor.

English biology

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Middle English -ical

English -ical

English biological

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)

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Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.

Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.

Medieval Latin alchēmia

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Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.

New Latin chēmia

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Latin -icus

New Latin chēmicus

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Middle English -al

English -al

English chemical

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English ABCinflu.

English ABCbor.

Norwegian Bokmål ABC

Proto-Indo-European *wer-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Germanic *warjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-ey-

Proto-Germanic *-ij(i)-

Proto-Indo-European *-nis

Proto-Germanic *-niz

Proto-Germanic *-īniz

Proto-Germanic *warīniz

Old Norse vǫrn

Norwegian Bokmål vern

Norwegian Bokmål ABC-vern

From ABC (“atomic, biological and chemical”) +‎ vern (“shielding, protection, defense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːɳ/, /ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːʁn/

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• Rhymes: -æːɳ, -æːʁn
• Hyphenation: A‧B‧C‧vern
• Homophone: abc-vern

Noun

ABC-vern n (definite singular ABC-vernet, indefinite plural ABC-vern, definite plural ABC-verna or ABC-vernene)

1. (military) protection against atomic, biological and chemical weapons

Related terms

• ABC-krig
• ABC-krigføring
• ABC-offiser
• ABC-område
• ABC-våpen

See also

• masseødeleggelsesvåpen (“weapon of mass destruction”)

Anagrams

• abc-vern