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Where does “pensjon” come from?

pensjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin pēnsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pensjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pension; board and lodging

Definitions

  1. a pension; board and lodging

Ancestry of “pensjon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnsiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “pensjon”

  • alderspensjon
  • alderspensjonist
  • pensjonist
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