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Where does “expressionism” come from?

Expressionism derives from expression, from Latin expressus meaning "pressed out," formed from exprimere "to press out" with the prefix ex-.

expressionism (English): A movement in the arts in which the artist did...

Definitions

  1. A movement in the arts in which the artist did...

Ancestry of “expressionism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexpressionnismeexpressionism
2Frenchexpressionexpression
3Middle Frenchexpression—
4Latinexpressioexpulsion; expression, pressing
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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