Where does “dissolutionist” come from?
dissolutionist (English) comes from English dissolution, from Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolutio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissolutionist (English): A person in favour of the dissolution of some institution or state of affairs
Definitions
- A person in favour of the dissolution of some institution or state of affairs
Ancestry of “dissolutionist”, step by step
dissolutionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dissolution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissolution | The termination of an organized body or... |
| 2 | Middle English | dissolucioun | dissoluteness, laxness, leniency |
| 3 | Old French | dissolucion | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissolutio | destruction, abolition, dissolution; refutation;... |
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |