Where does “Bahnstation” come from?
Bahnstation (German) comes from German Station, from Middle High German staziōn, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Bahnstation (German): train station
Ancestry of “Bahnstation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Station | stop; stopover; station; station; ward |
| 2 | Middle High German | staziōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | statiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |