Where does “characterisation” come from?
Characterisation derives from character, which comes from Middle English caracter, Old French caractere, Latin character, Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (a mark or impression), from χαράσσω (to scratch or engrave), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.
characterisation (English): Alternative form of characterization
Definitions
- Alternative form of characterization
Ancestry of “characterisation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 3 | Old French | -ation | -ation |
| 4 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “characterisation”