Where does “chansonnette” come from?

chansonnette (English) comes from French chansonnette, from Old French chançonete, from Old French chançon, from Latin cantiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

chansonnette (English): A little song

Definitions

  1. A little song

Ancestry of “chansonnette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchansonnettechansonnette
2Old Frenchchançoneterhyme or short song
3Old Frenchchançonsong
4Latincantiōsong, singing, playing
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-