Where does “postimpressionisme” come from?
postimpressionisme (Dutch) comes from Dutch impressionisme, from French impressionnisme, from French impression, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postimpressionisme (Dutch): postimpressionism
Definitions
- postimpressionism
Ancestry of “postimpressionisme”, step by step
postimpressionisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch impressionisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | impressionisme | impressionism |
| 2 | French | impressionnisme | impressionism |
| 3 | French | impression | an impression, the overall effect of something;... |
| 4 | Latin | impressio | push, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;... |
| 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 |
via Dutch post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | post | Mail; A mail office, a post office; A location or... |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |