Where does “projeksjon” come from?

projeksjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English projection, from Middle French projection, from Latin prōiectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

projeksjon (Norwegian Bokmål): projection

Definitions

  1. projection

Ancestry of “projeksjon”, step by step

projeksjon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English projection

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprojectionSomething which projects, protrudes, juts out,...
2Middle Frenchprojection
3Latinprōiectiōa throwing forward, projection
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via French projection

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprojectionprojection; screening

via German Projektion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProjektionprojection
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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