Where does “affectional” come from?
Affectional derives from English affection, which comes from Latin affectionem, the accusative of affectio meaning state of mind or disposition, from afficio meaning to influence or act upon.
affectional (English): Pertaining to the affections; affective;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the affections; affective;...
Ancestry of “affectional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | affection | The act of affecting or acting upon; The state of... |
| 2 | French | affection | affection, love, fondness; medical condition,... |
| 3 | Italian | affetto | affection; the object of one's affection;... |
| 4 | Spanish | afección | A complaint, usually medical or legal; A medical... |
| 5 | Latin | affectio | The relation or disposition towards something... |
| 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 |