Where does “Brandmunition” come from?
Brandmunition (German) comes from German Munition, from French munition, from Latin mūnitiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Brandmunition (German): incendiary ammunition
Definitions
- incendiary ammunition
Ancestry of “Brandmunition”, step by step
Brandmunition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Munition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Munition | ammunition, munition |
| 2 | French | munition | ammunition |
| 3 | Latin | mūnitiō | a defending, fortifying, protecting |
| 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 German brand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brand | fire, blaze destructive occurrence |
| 2 | English | brand | A conflagration; a flame; A piece of burning wood... |
| 3 | Danish | brand | fire; smut; brand |
| 4 | Old Danish | brand | fire |
| 5 | Old Norse | brandr | brand, firebrand; fire; sword |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |