Where does “illustrative” come from?
illustrative (English) comes from English illustrate, from English illustration, from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
illustrative (English): Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or...
Definitions
- Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or...
Ancestry of “illustrative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | illustrate | To shed light upon; To clarify something by... |
| 2 | English | illustration | The act of illustrating; the act of making clear... |
| 3 | Middle French | illustration | — |
| 4 | Latin | illūstrātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “illustrative”