Where does “pechgeneratie” come from?
pechgeneratie (Dutch) comes from Dutch generatie, from Middle French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pechgeneratie (Dutch): group of students that amassed a large student debt when the basisbeurs was abolished in favour of the leenstelsel between 2015 and 2022
Definitions
- group of students that amassed a large student debt when the basisbeurs was abolished in favour of the leenstelsel between 2015 and 2022
Ancestry of “pechgeneratie”, step by step
pechgeneratie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch generatie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | generatie | generation, age |
| 2 | Middle French | generacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | generātiō | a generation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |