Where does “podstacja” come from?
podstacja (Polish) comes from Polish stacja, from Old Polish stacyja, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
podstacja (Polish): substation
Definitions
- substation
Ancestry of “podstacja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | stacja | station |
| 2 | Old Polish | stacyja | obligation of subjects to support a ruler and anyone they are with while traveling around the country, converted over time into tribute in kind or into a monetary payment |
| 3 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |