Where does “nongeostationary” come from?
nongeostationary (English) comes from English geostationary, from English stationary, from Latin stationarius, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nongeostationary (English): Not geostationary
Definitions
- Not geostationary
Ancestry of “nongeostationary”, step by step
nongeostationary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geostationary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geostationary | At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative... |
| 2 | English | stationary | Not moving; incapable of being moved; unchanging |
| 3 | Latin | stationarius | — |
| 4 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 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 |