Where does “Diplomatengepäck” come from?
Diplomatengepäck (German) comes from German Diplomat, from French diplomate, from French diplomatique, from New Latin diplomaticus, from Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω — he, she.
Diplomatengepäck (German): diplomatic bag
Definitions
- diplomatic bag
Ancestry of “Diplomatengepäck”, step by step
Diplomatengepäck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Diplomat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Diplomat | diplomat |
| 2 | French | diplomate | diplomat |
| 3 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 4 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 5 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Gepäck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gepäck | luggage, baggage |