Where does “distractionary” come from?
distractionary (English) comes from English distraction, from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distractionary (English): That distracts, or causes distraction
Definitions
- That distracts, or causes distraction
Ancestry of “distractionary”, step by step
distractionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distraction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distraction | Something that distracts; The process of being... |
| 2 | Middle French | distraction | — |
| 3 | Latin | distractio | A dragging apart; a pulling away; an act of... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |