Where does “linjestykke” come from?
linjestykke (Danish) comes from Danish linje, from German linie, from Polish linia, from Polish -uszek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
linjestykke (Danish): line segment
Definitions
- line segment
Ancestry of “linjestykke”, step by step
linjestykke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish linje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | linje | line; file |
| 2 | German | linie | line |
| 3 | Polish | linia | line |
| 4 | Polish | -uszek | forms masculine diminutives |
| 5 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 6 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 8 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |