Where does “detectiveroman” come from?
detectiveroman (Dutch) comes from Dutch detective, from English detective, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
detectiveroman (Dutch): detective novel
Definitions
- detective novel
Ancestry of “detectiveroman”, step by step
detectiveroman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch detective
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | detective | private detective |
| 2 | English | detective | A police officer who looks for evidence as part... |
| 3 | English | detect | to discover or find by careful search,... |
| 4 | Latin | detectus | uncovered, revealed, disclosed |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Dutch roman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roman | A novel |
| 2 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 3 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 4 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |