Where does “Leibesvisitation” come from?
Leibesvisitation (German) comes from German Visitation, from Latin visitatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Leibesvisitation (German): body cavity search
Definitions
- body cavity search
Ancestry of “Leibesvisitation”, step by step
Leibesvisitation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Visitation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Visitation | visit |
| 2 | Latin | visitatio | sight, appearance; visit; visitation, punishment |
| 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 Leib
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leib | body; womb; belly; abdomen; stomach |
| 2 | Middle High German | līp | — |
| 3 | Old High German | līb | life |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |