Where does “spekulacja” come from?
spekulacja (Polish) comes from German Spekulation, from Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
spekulacja (Polish): speculation
Definitions
- speculation
Ancestry of “spekulacja”, step by step
spekulacja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spekulation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spekulation | speculation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | speculacie | — |
| 3 | Latin | speculātiō | watching, spying |
| 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 |
via English speculation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speculation | The process of thinking or meditating on a... |
| 2 | Middle English | speculation | — |
via French spéculation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | spéculation | speculation |
| 2 | Late Latin | speculatio | watching, spying; inspection, scrutiny;... |