Where does “illusion” come from?
Illusion comes from Old French illusion, from Latin illusio, derived from in- plus ludere, meaning "to mock" or "to deceive by playing."
illusion (English): Anything that seems to be something that it is...
Definitions
- Anything that seems to be something that it is...
Ancestry of “illusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | illusion | — |
| 2 | Latin | illūsiō | jeering, mocking |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |