Where does “desperational” come from?
desperational (English) comes from English desperation, from Latin desperatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desperational (English): Of or relating to desperation
Definitions
- Of or relating to desperation
Ancestry of “desperational”, step by step
desperational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desperation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desperation | The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a... |
| 2 | Latin | desperatio | hopelessness, despair; desperation; foolhardiness |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |