Where does “dekorasi” come from?
dekorasi (Malay) comes from Indonesian dekorasi, from Dutch decoratie, from French décoration, from Latin decoratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dekorasi (Malay): decoration ornamentation or mark of honour
Definitions
- decoration ornamentation or mark of honour
Ancestry of “dekorasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dekorasi | decoration, decor |
| 2 | Dutch | decoratie | ornamental decoration, such as for various festivities |
| 3 | French | décoration | decoration |
| 4 | Latin | decoratio | decoration; adornment |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |