Where does “perfectioniste” come from?
perfectioniste (Dutch) comes from English perfectionist, from English perfection, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “perfectioniste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perfectionist | Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything... |
| 2 | English | perfection | The quality or state of being perfect or... |
| 3 | Old French | perfection | — |
| 4 | Latin | perfectio | finishing, completion; perfection |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |