Where does “affection” come from?
Affection comes from Middle English affeccion, from Old French affection, from Latin affectionem, the accusative form of affectio, derived from the verb afficio meaning "to influence or act upon," ultimately from Proto-Italic adfakjō.
affection (English): The act of affecting or acting upon; The state of...
Definitions
- The act of affecting or acting upon; The state of...
Ancestry of “affection”, step by step
affection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French affection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | affection | affection, love, fondness; medical condition,... |
| 2 | Italian | affetto | affection; the object of one's affection;... |
| 3 | Spanish | afección | A complaint, usually medical or legal; A medical... |
| 4 | Latin | affectio | The relation or disposition towards something... |
| 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 |