Where does “wanprestasie” come from?
wanprestasie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wanprestatie, from Dutch prestatie, from French prestation, from Latin praestatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
wanprestasie (Afrikaans): non-performance, breach of contract
Definitions
- non-performance, breach of contract
Ancestry of “wanprestasie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wanprestatie | non-performance, breach of contract; substandard... |
| 2 | Dutch | prestatie | feat, accomplishment, achievement; performance |
| 3 | French | prestation | benefit; service; loan |
| 4 | Latin | praestatio | a guaranty, warranty; a payment |
| 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 |