Where does “exclamation” come from?
Exclamation comes from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclamatio, derived from Latin ex- and clamo meaning "to shout."
exclamation (English): A loud calling or crying out, for example as in...
Definitions
- A loud calling or crying out, for example as in...
Ancestry of “exclamation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | exclamation | — |
| 2 | Latin | exclamatio | exclamation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “exclamation”