Where does “appellation” come from?
Appellation comes from Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellatio, a noun formed from ad- "to" and the root pel- "to drive or push," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and pel-.
appellation (English): A name, title, or designation; A geographical...
Definitions
- A name, title, or designation; A geographical...
Ancestry of “appellation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | appellacion | — |
| 2 | Old French | apellatiun | summons |
| 3 | Latin | appellatio | appeal; name; title, rank |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |