Where does “Weltgesundheitsorganisation” come from?
Weltgesundheitsorganisation (German) comes from German Organisation, from French organisation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Weltgesundheitsorganisation (German): World Health Organization
Definitions
- World Health Organization
Ancestry of “Weltgesundheitsorganisation”, step by step
Weltgesundheitsorganisation traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Organisation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Organisation | organization |
| 2 | French | organisation | organization |
| 3 | French | -ation | Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation |
| 4 | Middle French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 6 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German welt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | welt | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via German Gesundheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesundheit | health; health; soundness; strength; stability;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gesuntheit | — |