Where does “Motorradfahrer” come from?
Motorradfahrer (German) comes from German Motorrad, from German rad, from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Motorradfahrer (German): motorcyclist: someone who rides a motorcycle
Definitions
- motorcyclist: someone who rides a motorcycle
Ancestry of “Motorradfahrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Motorrad | motorcycle |
| 2 | German | rad | — |
| 3 | English | rad | Clipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of... |
| 4 | English | radiation | The shooting forth of anything from a point or... |
| 5 | Latin | radiatio | glittering, shining, radiation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |