Where does “dissembleth” come from?
dissembleth (English) comes from English dissemble, from Latin dissimulare, from Latin dissimulō, from Latin dissimilis, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissembleth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “dissembleth”, step by step
dissembleth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dissemble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissemble | To disguise or conceal something; To feign; To... |
| 2 | Latin | dissimulare | present active infinitive of dissimulō;... |
| 3 | Latin | dissimulō | to conceal, hide, or dissimulate a state of mind |
| 4 | Latin | dissimilis | unlike, dissimilar, different |
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |