Where does “divisjonstegn” come from?

divisjonstegn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål divisjon, from Latin divisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

divisjonstegn (Norwegian Bokmål): a division sign

Definitions

  1. a division sign

Ancestry of “divisjonstegn”, step by step

divisjonstegn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål divisjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldivisjondivision; a division
2Latindivisiodivision; distribution
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Norwegian Bokmål tegn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltegna sign; a character; imperative of tegne
2Danishtegnsign; token; character
3Old Danishthæghæn
4Old Norseþegnthane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...
5Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-