Where does “contraseasonally” come from?
contraseasonally (English) comes from English contraseasonal, from English seasonal, from English season, from French assaisonner, from French saison, from Old French saison, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
contraseasonally (English): In a contraseasonal manner
Definitions
- In a contraseasonal manner
Ancestry of “contraseasonally”, step by step
contraseasonally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contraseasonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contraseasonal | Going against a seasonal trend |
| 2 | English | seasonal | Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period... |
| 3 | English | season | Each of the four divisions of a year: spring,... |
| 4 | French | assaisonner | to season |
| 5 | French | saison | season |
| 6 | Old French | saison | season |
| 7 | Latin | satiō | to satisfy |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |