Where does “Dickensiana” come from?
Dickensiana (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.
Dickensiana (English): Objects, materials or documents relating to Charles Dickens (1812–1870), English writer and social critic
Definitions
- Objects, materials or documents relating to Charles Dickens (1812–1870), English writer and social critic
Ancestry of “Dickensiana”, 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 |