Where does “Reallohnverlust” come from?

Reallohnverlust (German) comes from German Real, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Reallohnverlust (German): real wage loss a decrease in purchasing power because nominal wage increases do not keep pace with inflation

Definitions

  1. real wage loss a decrease in purchasing power because nominal wage increases do not keep pace with inflation

Ancestry of “Reallohnverlust”, step by step

Reallohnverlust traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Real

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRealreal former Spanish currency unit
2Latinreālisreal
3Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
4Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
5Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
6Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Lohn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLohnwage; reward
2Middle High Germanlôn
3EnglishloanAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance...
4Scottish Gaeliclònpool
5Middle Irishlon
6Old Irishlónfat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast
7Proto-Celtic*lawano-
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via German Verlust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerlustloss
2Middle High Germanverlust
3Old High Germanfirlust
4Proto-West Germanic*fralustiloss
5Proto-Germanic*fralustizloss
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-