Where does “Fraktionschef” come from?
Fraktionschef (German) comes from German Fraktion, from French fraction, from Old French fraction, from Latin fractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Fraktionschef (German): group leader
Definitions
- group leader
Ancestry of “Fraktionschef”, step by step
Fraktionschef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fraktion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fraktion | fraction; faction |
| 2 | French | fraction | fraction; fraction, breakup |
| 3 | Old French | fraction | — |
| 4 | Latin | fractio | the action of breaking; fraction |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German Chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chef | boss, chief |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |