Where does “Lenkrad” come from?

Lenkrad (German) comes from German rad, from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Lenkrad (German): steering wheel

Definitions

  1. steering wheel

Ancestry of “Lenkrad”, step by step

Lenkrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanradwheel
2EnglishradClipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of...
3EnglishradiationThe shooting forth of anything from a point or...
4Latinradiatioglittering, shining, radiation
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German lenken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlenkento steer, drive; to navigate, guide; to regulate
2Old High Germanlanca
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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