Where does “pensiun” come from?
pensiun (Indonesian) comes from Malay pensiun, from Dutch pensioen, from Middle Dutch pensioen, from Old French pension, from Latin pēnsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pensiun (Indonesian): pension: an annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes
Definitions
- pension: an annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes
Ancestry of “pensiun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | pensiun | pension; monthly payment provided by the government or an employer to a former employee who has retired |
| 2 | Dutch | pensioen | pension |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pensioen | — |
| 4 | Old French | pension | Alternative form of panssion; payment, rent |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsiō | payment |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |