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Where does “celebrational” come from?

celebrational (English) comes from English celebration, from Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

celebrational (English): Of or relating to celebration

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to celebration

Ancestry of “celebrational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcelebrationThe formal performance of a solemn rite, such as...
2Old Frenchcelebration—
3Latincelebratioa concourse, large assemblage; a festival,...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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