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Where does “hypoexpression” come from?

hypoexpression (English) comes from English expression, from Middle French expression, from Latin expressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hypoexpression (English): Less than the normal amount of expression

Definitions

  1. Less than the normal amount of expression

Ancestry of “hypoexpression”, 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
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