Where does “Devisenspekulation” come from?
Devisenspekulation (German) comes from German Spekulation, from Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Devisenspekulation (German): currency speculation, forex speculation the act of purchasing or selling a foreign currency with the expectation that its value will change, in order to profit from the exchange rate fluctuations
Definitions
- currency speculation, forex speculation the act of purchasing or selling a foreign currency with the expectation that its value will change, in order to profit from the exchange rate fluctuations
Ancestry of “Devisenspekulation”, step by step
Devisenspekulation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spekulation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spekulation | speculation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | speculacie | — |
| 3 | Latin | speculātiō | watching, spying |
| 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 |