Where does “Generation XL” come from?
Generation XL (English) comes from English Generation X, from English generation, from Middle English generacioun, from Old French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Generation XL (English): A notional generation or sociological group of people, especially children, who are overweight or obese
Definitions
- A notional generation or sociological group of people, especially children, who are overweight or obese
Ancestry of “Generation XL”, step by step
Generation XL traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Generation X
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Generation X | A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation |
| 2 | English | generation | The fact of creating something, or bringing... |
| 3 | Middle English | generacioun | generation |
| 4 | Old French | generacion | procreation; begetting |
| 5 | Latin | generātiō | a generation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |
via Proto-Georgian-Zan xl-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | xl- | to be amidst, near something; to be among, near... |