Where does “återvinningsstation” come from?
återvinningsstation (Swedish) comes from Swedish station, from Old French estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
återvinningsstation (Swedish): a civic amenity site; a household waste recycling centre; a place to leave sorted household waste for recycling, often located in residental and retail areas
Definitions
- a civic amenity site; a household waste recycling centre; a place to leave sorted household waste for recycling, often located in residental and retail areas
Ancestry of “återvinningsstation”, step by step
återvinningsstation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish station
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | station | station |
| 2 | Old French | estation | garrison; pause; break; visit to a church for... |
| 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 |
via Swedish återvinning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | återvinning | recycling |
| 2 | Swedish | återvinna | to regain; to recycle |
| 3 | Swedish | åter | again; back |
| 4 | Old Swedish | āter | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | aptr | back; again |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aftrą | back, backwards; again, once more |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |