Where does “geodashing” come from?
geodashing (English) comes from English dashing, from Middle English dasshyng, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus — take; perceive.
geodashing (English): An outdoor sport in which teams of players use...
Definitions
- An outdoor sport in which teams of players use...
Ancestry of “geodashing”, step by step
geodashing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dashing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dashing | Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits;... |
| 2 | Middle English | dasshyng | A strike with a weapon; The sound of a wheel... |
| 3 | Middle English | daschen | To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a... |
| 4 | Danish | daske | to slap, strike |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | dàska | board, plank |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 8 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English geocaching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geocaching | A pastime in which participants use a GPS... |
| 2 | English | geo | An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff |
| 3 | English | geo- | Earth; geography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |