area
The expression area (from Middle High German : area , gegenote ) describes that which is “present” to the viewer as a surface or space .
origin
The term is derived from “against” and has migrated to the German language as a loan from Latin contra ( contrata regio “the opposite area”). The Latin root continues to exist in languages such as Italian ( contrada "area") or in French ( contrée " landscape "), from which English country is derived .
meaning
The expression area linguistically constitutes the (geographical) space . The category object (“that opposite, thrown over”) offers an analogy to the subject . In the material domain, the subject constitutes the object as a category of things ; in the spatial area the area pointing beyond the location . In contrast to numerous similar terms, the word region has its own strangeness .
Certain terms (identified below) extend their meaning beyond specific geographic quantities, others do not. So z. B. "Area" means a group of people ("the whole area was on their feet") or a district ("it makes the whole area unsafe"), but also a body region (body part / anatomy ).
Today there are numerous overlaps with similar names in the language.
See also
- Region - there also to the term field of the region names
