Where does “Entbindungsstation” come from?
Entbindungsstation (German) comes from German Station, from Middle High German staziōn, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Entbindungsstation (German): maternity ward
Definitions
- maternity ward
Ancestry of “Entbindungsstation”, step by step
Entbindungsstation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Station
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Station | stop; stopover; station; station; ward |
| 2 | Middle High German | staziōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 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 Entbindung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entbindung | liberation from something, especially an obligation |