Where does “flystasjon” come from?

flystasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fly, from Norwegian Nynorsk flygemaskin, from Norwegian Nynorsk maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.

flystasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): an airbase

Definitions

  1. an airbase

Ancestry of “flystasjon”, step by step

flystasjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflyplane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft
2Norwegian Nynorskflygemaskinan aeroplane
3Norwegian Nynorskmaskin<br>; machine
4Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
5Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
6Latinmāchinacontrivance
7Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
8Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
9Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Norwegian Nynorsk stasjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstasjona station
2Latinstatiōoutpost, picket
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή
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