Where does “Devisenausgabe” come from?
Devisenausgabe (German) comes from German Devise, from French devise, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Devisenausgabe (German): foreign exchange expenditure the spending of foreign currency, typically for imports, foreign investments, or travel abroad
Definitions
- foreign exchange expenditure the spending of foreign currency, typically for imports, foreign investments, or travel abroad
Ancestry of “Devisenausgabe”, step by step
Devisenausgabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Devise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Devise | motto; foreign currency |
| 2 | French | devise | motto; assets in foreign currency; currency |
| 3 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |