Where does “discursion” come from?
discursion (English) comes from Latin discursiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discursion (English): The action of hurriedly moving hither and...
Definitions
- The action of hurriedly moving hither and...
Ancestry of “discursion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | discursiō | a running different ways |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |