Where does “Volksrepublik Korea” come from?
Volksrepublik Korea (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 Korea”, step by step
Volksrepublik Korea 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 Korea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Korea | Korea |