Where does “metaaldetector” come from?
metaaldetector (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.
metaaldetector (Dutch): metal detector
Definitions
- metal detector
Ancestry of “metaaldetector”, step by step
metaaldetector traces back through two 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 Dutch metaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | metaal | metal |
| 2 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 3 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |