Where does “damnation” come from?
Damnation comes from Old French damnation, from Latin damnatio, a noun formed with the Latin suffix -tio from damnum meaning "loss or damage," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-.
damnation (English): The state of being damned; condemnation; openly...
Definitions
- The state of being damned; condemnation; openly...
Ancestry of “damnation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dampnacioun | sentencing, punishment |
| 2 | Old French | dampnacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | damnatio | condemnation; damnation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |