Where does “Garrisonian” come from?
Garrisonian (English) comes from English Garrison, from Middle English garisoun, from Old French garison, from Old French -ison, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Garrisonian (English): Of or pertaining to William Lloyd Garrison ,...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to William Lloyd Garrison ,...
Ancestry of “Garrisonian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Garrison | — |
| 2 | Middle English | garisoun | — |
| 3 | Old French | garison | defence; good; object |
| 4 | Old French | -ison | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “Garrisonian”