Where does “CensorStation” come from?
CensorStation (English) comes from English PlayStation, from English station, from Middle English estacioun, from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
CensorStation (English): The PlayStation video game console, regarded as having excessively censored content in its games
Definitions
- The PlayStation video game console, regarded as having excessively censored content in its games
Ancestry of “CensorStation”, step by step
CensorStation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English PlayStation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PlayStation | A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand |
| 2 | English | station | A stopping place; A place where workers are... |
| 3 | Middle English | estacioun | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | estation | garrison; pause; break; visit to a church for... |
| 5 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |