Where does “Diplomand” come from?
Diplomand (German) comes from German Diplom, from French diplôme, from Latin dīplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Diplomand (German): a student just in the process of authoring his diploma thesis
Definitions
- a student just in the process of authoring his diploma thesis
Ancestry of “Diplomand”, step by step
Diplomand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Diplom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Diplom | diploma |
| 2 | French | diplôme | degree; diploma |
| 3 | Latin | dīplōma | letter of recommendation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Doktorand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Doktorand | doctoral student, PhD student, doctorand |
| 2 | Latin | doctorandus | who is to be awarded a doctorate |
| 3 | Latin | doctoro | I award a doctorate; I attain a doctorate |
| 4 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |