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Where does “emotionable” come from?

emotionable (English) comes from English emotion, from French émotion, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

emotionable (English): Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion

Definitions

  1. Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion

Ancestry of “emotionable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishemotionmovement; agitation; A person's internal state of...
2Frenchémotionemotion
3French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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