Where does “Informationsprospekt” come from?
Informationsprospekt (German) comes from German Information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Informationsprospekt (German): information brochure
Definitions
- information brochure
Ancestry of “Informationsprospekt”, step by step
Informationsprospekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Information
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Information | a piece of information; information;... |
| 2 | Latin | īnfōrmātiō | sketch, idea, conception |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German Prospekt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prospekt | brochure |
| 2 | Latin | prospectus | view, sight, prospect; panorama; watched or... |
| 3 | Latin | prospicio | I look far off; I see into the distance; I watch... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |