Where does “ст.” come from?
ст. (Russian) comes from Russian ста́нция, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ст. (Russian): abbreviation of ста́нция; abbreviation of...
Definitions
- abbreviation of ста́нция; abbreviation of...
Ancestry of “ст.”, step by step
ст. traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ста́нция
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ста́нция | station |
| 2 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Russian статья́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | статья́ | article |
| 2 | Russian | ста́ть | to stand in a certain location or near someone or something |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | стати | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stati | to stand; to become |
via Russian ста́рший
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ста́рший | elder, older, senior |