Where does “fauxsurrection” come from?
fauxsurrection (English) comes from English insurrection, from Middle French insurrection, from Latin insurrectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
fauxsurrection (English): the January 6 United States Capitol attack
Definitions
- the January 6 United States Capitol attack
Ancestry of “fauxsurrection”, step by step
fauxsurrection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insurrection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insurrection | A violent uprising of part or all of a national... |
| 2 | Middle French | insurrection | — |
| 3 | Latin | insurrectio | A rising up; insurrection, rebellion |
| 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 |
via English faux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faux | fake or artificial |
| 2 | French | faux | false; untrue; false; not real; badly;... |
| 3 | Middle French | faux | Alternative form of faulx |
| 4 | Middle French | faulx | false; untrue; false; pretentious; scythe |
| 5 | Old French | fauz | scythe |
| 6 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |