Where does “jangka sorong” come from?
jangka sorong (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sorong, from Middle English soren, from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
jangka sorong (Indonesian): vernier caliper: a type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision
Definitions
- vernier caliper: a type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision
Ancestry of “jangka sorong”, step by step
jangka sorong traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian sorong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sorong | to slide (forward) |
| 2 | Middle English | soren | To soar; to rise in the air |
| 3 | Old French | essorer | to fly up, soar |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | exaurare | to rise into the air; to expose to air; to rise... |
| 5 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 6 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 7 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 8 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch schuifmaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schuifmaat | vernier caliper, vernier scale |
| 2 | Dutch | maat | size, measure; rhythm, beat; mate, buddy |
| 3 | Dutch | mate | A measure, degree: quantity or intensity of... |
| 4 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 5 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 6 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 7 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 8 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 9 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |