Where does “indikator” come from?

indikator (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin indicātor, from Latin indicō, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

indikator (Norwegian Nynorsk): an indicator (most senses)

Definitions

  1. an indicator (most senses)

Ancestry of “indikator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinindicātorSomeone who points out
2Latinindicōto indicate, point out; show, manifest, discover
3LatinindexA pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “indikator

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