Where does “leugendetector” come from?
leugendetector (Dutch) comes from Dutch detector, from English detector, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
leugendetector (Dutch): lie detector contraption supposed to detect whether subjects are lying or not
Definitions
- lie detector contraption supposed to detect whether subjects are lying or not
Ancestry of “leugendetector”, step by step
leugendetector traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch detector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | detector | detector |
| 2 | English | detector | A device capable of registering a specific... |
| 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 English lie detector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lie detector | A device designed to detect or indicate when a person is lying by measuring and recording several physiological variables |
| 2 | English | lie | To rest in a horizontal position on a surface; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | lie | — |
| 4 | Old English | lyġe | lie, falsehood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *lugi | false, lying |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lugiz | lie, falsehood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |