Where does “даунсайзинг” come from?
даунсайзинг (Russian) comes from English downsizing, from English downsize, from English down-, from Middle English down-, from Old English dūne-, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne — smoke; mist, haze.
даунсайзинг (Russian): downsizing reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
Definitions
- downsizing reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
Ancestry of “даунсайзинг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | downsizing | present participle of downsize; An act in which a... |
| 2 | English | downsize | To reduce in size or number; To reduce the... |
| 3 | English | down- | decrease; lower position or direction, literally... |
| 4 | Middle English | down- | — |
| 5 | Old English | dūne- | down- |
| 6 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 7 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 8 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 9 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |