Where does “avision” come from?
avision (English) comes from Middle English avisioun, from Old French avision, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
avision (English): A vision
Definitions
- A vision
Ancestry of “avision”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | avisioun | A vision; an illusory image, apparition or... |
| 2 | Old French | avision | vision |
| 3 | Old French | vision | vision (supernatural sensory experience) |
| 4 | Latin | vīsiō | seeing, sight, vision, view |
| 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 |