Where does “Evolutionstheorie” come from?

Evolutionstheorie (German) comes from German Evolution, from Latin ēvolūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Evolutionstheorie (German): theory of evolution

Definitions

  1. theory of evolution

Ancestry of “Evolutionstheorie”, step by step

Evolutionstheorie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Evolution

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEvolutionevolution
2LatinēvolūtiōThe act of unrolling or opening a book; reading
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Theorie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTheorietheory
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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