Where does “Altersdiskriminierung” come from?

Altersdiskriminierung (German) comes from German Diskriminierung, from German diskriminieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

Altersdiskriminierung (German): ageism

Definitions

  1. ageism

Ancestry of “Altersdiskriminierung”, step by step

Altersdiskriminierung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Diskriminierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDiskriminierungdiscrimination
2Germandiskriminierento discriminate
3German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
4French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-ārefirst conjugation
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via German alter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalterage, old age
2GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
3Middle High Germanalt
4Old High Germanaltold
5Proto-West Germanicaldold
6Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from French -er
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