Where does “ticket inspection” come from?
ticket inspection (English) comes from English inspection, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin inspectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ticket inspection (English): The act of inspecting a passenger's ticket (especially on a train or bus) with the intent of disallowing the passenger to ride for free
Definitions
- The act of inspecting a passenger's ticket (especially on a train or bus) with the intent of disallowing the passenger to ride for free
Ancestry of “ticket inspection”, step by step
ticket inspection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inspection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inspection | The act of examining something, often closely; An... |
| 2 | Old French | inspeccion | — |
| 3 | Latin | inspectiō | inspection, examination |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ticket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ticket | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a... |
| 2 | Middle French | estiquet | a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it |
| 3 | Middle French | estiquier | Alternative form of estacher |
| 4 | Middle French | estacher | to attach |
| 5 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 6 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 8 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |