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Where does “Dickinsonian” come from?

Dickinsonian (English) comes from English Dickinson, from English Dickin, 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.

Dickinsonian (English): Of or pertaining to Emily Dickinson , American...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Emily Dickinson , American...

Ancestry of “Dickinsonian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDickinson—
2EnglishDickin—
3EnglishDick—
4EnglishdeclarationA written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,...
5Middle Englishdeclaration—
6Old Frenchdeclaration—
7LatindeclaratioThe act of making clear; a disclosure,...
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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