Where does “alderspension” come from?
alderspension (Danish) comes from Danish pension, from French pension, from Old French pension, from Latin pēnsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
alderspension (Danish): an old age pension
Definitions
- an old age pension
Ancestry of “alderspension”, step by step
alderspension traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish pension
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | pension | a pension, boarding house |
| 2 | French | pension | A pension, regularly received payment; A pension,... |
| 3 | Old French | pension | Alternative form of panssion; payment, rent |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsiō | 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 |