Where does “loan translation” come from?
loan translation (English) comes from German Lehnübersetzung, from German Übersetzung, from German übersetzen, from German setzen, from Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
loan translation (English): Synonym of calque
Definitions
- Synonym of calque
Ancestry of “loan translation”, step by step
loan translation traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lehnübersetzung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lehnübersetzung | loan translation, calque |
| 2 | German | Übersetzung | translation |
| 3 | German | übersetzen | to translate, to interpret; to compile; to cross,... |
| 4 | German | setzen | to set; to put; to sit down; to settle |
| 5 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 6 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English Translation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Translation | The act of translating, in its various senses |
| 2 | Middle English | translacioun | Relocation, removal; Divestment or giving away;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | translacioun | Alternative form of translacion |
| 4 | Latin | trānslātiō | Translation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular |
| 5 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |