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Where does “expressionless” come from?

Expressionless comes from English expression plus the suffix -less, from Middle French expression, from Latin expressio (a pressing out), from Latin exprimere (to press out), from Latin ex- (out) combined with Latin premere (to press).

expressionless (English): without expression

Definitions

  1. without expression

Ancestry of “expressionless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpressionThe action of expressing thoughts, ideas,...
2Middle Frenchexpression—
3Latinexpressioexpulsion; expression, pressing
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

Words derived from “expressionless”

  • expressionlessly
  • expressionlessness
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