Where does “brekingsindex” come from?

brekingsindex (Dutch) comes from Dutch index, from Middle Dutch index, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

brekingsindex (Dutch): refractive index

Definitions

  1. refractive index

Ancestry of “brekingsindex”, step by step

brekingsindex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch index

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchindexindex; index finger
2Middle Dutchindex
3LatinindexA pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Dutch breking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbrekingThe act or process of breaking; refraction;...
2Dutchbrekento break
3Middle Dutchbrēkento break, to break into pieces
4Old Dutchbrecanto break
5Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
6Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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