Where does “disel” come from?
disel (Indonesian) comes from Dutch diesel, from Dutch dieselmotor, from Dutch motor, from Dutch engel, from Middle Dutch engel, from Old Dutch engil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.
disel (Indonesian): to be arrested
Definitions
- to be arrested
Ancestry of “disel”, step by step
disel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch diesel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | diesel | diesel |
| 2 | Dutch | dieselmotor | diesel engine |
| 3 | Dutch | motor | engine; motorbike |
| 4 | Dutch | engel | angel |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | engel | angel, servant of God; fallen angel |
| 6 | Old Dutch | engil | — |
| 7 | Latin | Angelus | angel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 9 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 10 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 12 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Indonesian sel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sel | cell |
| 2 | English | cel | A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a... |
| 3 | English | celibate | Not married; Abstaining from sexual relations and... |
| 4 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 5 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |