Where does “Reduktionsofen” come from?
Reduktionsofen (German) comes from German Reduktion, from Latin reductio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Reduktionsofen (German): reduction furnace
Definitions
- reduction furnace
Ancestry of “Reduktionsofen”, step by step
Reduktionsofen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Reduktion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reduktion | reduction |
| 2 | Latin | reductio | A bringing back, a leading back; A restoring,... |
| 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 |