Where does “Dickensesque” come from?
Dickensesque (English) comes from English Dickens, from English Dicken, from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
Dickensesque (English): Characteristic of the writings of the English author Charles Dickens
Definitions
- Characteristic of the writings of the English author Charles Dickens
Ancestry of “Dickensesque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dickens | notably borne by [[w:Charles Dickens |
| 2 | English | Dicken | — |
| 3 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 4 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 5 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 6 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 7 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |