Where does “digression” come from?
Digression comes from Old French digressiun, meaning a turning aside or deviation from a course.
digression (English): An aside, an act of straying from the main...
Definitions
- An aside, an act of straying from the main...
Ancestry of “digression”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | digressiun | — |
| 2 | Latin | dīgressiōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | digressus | separated |
| 4 | Latin | dīgredior | to go apart or asunder, separate, part; go away, depart |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |