Where does “McMansion” come from?
McMansion (English) comes from English mansion, from Middle English mansioun, from Anglo-Norman mansion, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
McMansion (English): A large, imposing and ostentatious house that...
Definitions
- A large, imposing and ostentatious house that...
Ancestry of “McMansion”, step by step
McMansion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mansion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mansion | A large house or building, usually built for the... |
| 2 | Middle English | mansioun | A place where one makes their home or dwells; a... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | mansion | — |
| 4 | Latin | mansiō | An act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English MC
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MC | Initialism of master of ceremonies; A rapper;... |