Where does “demnition” come from?
demnition (English) comes from English damnation, from Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
demnition (English): Damned; Damned, very; Damn
Definitions
- Damned; Damned, very; Damn
Ancestry of “demnition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | damnation | The state of being damned; condemnation; openly... |
| 2 | Middle English | dampnacioun | sentencing, punishment |
| 3 | Old French | dampnacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | damnatio | condemnation; damnation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |