Where does “auctioneeress” come from?
auctioneeress (English) comes from English auctioneer, from English auction, from Latin auctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
auctioneeress (English): A female auctioneer
Definitions
- A female auctioneer
Ancestry of “auctioneeress”, step by step
auctioneeress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auctioneer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auctioneer | A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a... |
| 2 | English | auction | A public event where goods or property are sold... |
| 3 | Latin | auctiō | increase |
| 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 |