Where does “Brobdingnagian vision” come from?
Brobdingnagian vision (English) comes from English vision, from Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Latin vīsiōnem.
Brobdingnagian vision (English): A hallucination or visual disorder in which...
Definitions
- A hallucination or visual disorder in which...
Ancestry of “Brobdingnagian vision”, step by step
Brobdingnagian vision traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vision
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vision | The sense or ability of sight; Something seen; an... |
| 2 | Middle English | visioun | A vision; an illusory image, apparition or... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | visioun | Alternative form of vision |
| 4 | Latin | vīsiōnem | — |
via English Brobdingnagian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brobdingnagian | Of or pertaining to Brobdingnag; Enormous, huge,... |
| 2 | English | Brobdingnag | A fictional country inhabited by giants, which appears in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels |