Where does “alderspensjon” come from?
alderspensjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pensjon, from Latin pēnsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
alderspensjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): an old age pension
Definitions
- an old age pension
Ancestry of “alderspensjon”, step by step
alderspensjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk pensjon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | pensjon | a pension; board and lodging |
| 2 | Latin | pēnsiō | payment |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |