Where does “means of production” come from?
means of production (English) comes from German Produktionsmittel, from German Produktion, from French production, from Latin productio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
means of production (English): The combination of the means of labor, such as...
Definitions
- The combination of the means of labor, such as...
Ancestry of “means of production”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Produktionsmittel | means of production |
| 2 | German | Produktion | production |
| 3 | French | production | production |
| 4 | Latin | productio | prolonging, lengthening, extension; production |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |