Where does “Streumunition” come from?
Streumunition (German) comes from German Munition, from French munition, from Latin mūnitiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Streumunition (German): cluster munition
Definitions
- cluster munition
Ancestry of “Streumunition”, step by step
Streumunition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Munition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Munition | ammunition, munition |
| 2 | French | munition | ammunition |
| 3 | Latin | mūnitiō | a defending, fortifying, protecting |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German streuen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streuen | to strew, to scatter, to sprinkle; to spread |
| 2 | Middle High German | ströuwen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strewen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strawjaną | to strew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strowéyeti | to strew, to disperse; to spawn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |