Where does “Waffenstillstandslinie” come from?
Waffenstillstandslinie (German) comes from German linie, from Polish linia, from Polish -uszek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Waffenstillstandslinie (German): ceasefire line
Definitions
- ceasefire line
Ancestry of “Waffenstillstandslinie”, step by step
Waffenstillstandslinie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German linie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | linie | line |
| 2 | Polish | linia | line |
| 3 | Polish | -uszek | forms masculine diminutives |
| 4 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 5 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 7 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via German Waffenstillstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Waffenstillstand | armistice; ceasefire; truce |
| 2 | French | armistice | armistice |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | armistitium | truce |
| 4 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 5 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 6 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |