Where does “disinclination” come from?
Disinclination comes from Middle English dis- combined with inclination, ultimately deriving from Latin dis- (apart), in (in), and the Proto-Indo-European root ḱley- (to lean or incline).
disinclination (English): The state of being disinclined; want of...
Definitions
- The state of being disinclined; want of...
Ancestry of “disinclination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inclination | A physical tilt or bend; A slant or slope; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | inclinacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | inclination | — |
| 4 | Latin | inclinatio | act of leaning; tendency, inclination;... |
| 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 |