Where does “rådløshed” come from?
rådløshed (Danish) comes from Danish rådløs, from Danish råd, from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rådløshed (Danish): helplessness, bewilderment, perplexity
Definitions
- helplessness, bewilderment, perplexity
Ancestry of “rådløshed”, step by step
rådløshed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rådløs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rådløs | at a loss, perplexed, helpless |
| 2 | Danish | råd | council; piece of advice; rot |
| 3 | English | rad | Clipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of... |
| 4 | English | radiation | The shooting forth of anything from a point or... |
| 5 | Latin | radiatio | glittering, shining, radiation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |