Where does “Volksrepublik China” come from?
Volksrepublik China (German) comes from German Volksrepublik, from German Republik, from French république, from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Volksrepublik China”, step by step
Volksrepublik China traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Volksrepublik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Volksrepublik | people's republic |
| 2 | German | Republik | republic |
| 3 | French | république | republic |
| 4 | Middle French | république | republic |
| 5 | Latin | republica | ablative singular of rēspublica |
| 6 | Latin | rēspublica | a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation |
| 7 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 8 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 9 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 10 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 11 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 12 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 13 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 14 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 15 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German China
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | China | China |
| 2 | Dutch | China | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | china | a woman, especially one of Native American... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 7 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 8 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 10 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |