Where does “Währungsabsicherung” come from?
Währungsabsicherung (German) comes from German Spekulation, from Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Währungsabsicherung (German): currency speculation the act of buying, holding, or selling foreign currencies in anticipation of favorable exchange rate movements to achieve a profit
Definitions
- currency speculation the act of buying, holding, or selling foreign currencies in anticipation of favorable exchange rate movements to achieve a profit
Ancestry of “Währungsabsicherung”, step by step
Währungsabsicherung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spekulation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spekulation | speculation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | speculacie | — |
| 3 | Latin | speculātiō | watching, spying |
| 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 Währung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Währung | currency, bank notes and cents, die Münzen und... |
| 2 | German | währen | To last, persist |
| 3 | Middle High German | warn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | warōn | to be wary; to guard, keep, take care |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warōną | to watch, to protect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waraz | cautious; heedful; wary; watchful |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | warājáh | wild boar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | warāȷ́ʰás | boar |