Where does “bomstasjon” come from?
bomstasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stasjon, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
bomstasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): a toll booth
Definitions
- a toll booth
Ancestry of “bomstasjon”, step by step
bomstasjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk stasjon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stasjon | a station |
| 2 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bom | a boom; a barrier; a beam |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bôm | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bōm | tree |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |