Where does “imaginational” come from?
imaginational (English) comes from English imagination, from Middle English ymaginacioun, from Old French imaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
imaginational (English): Pertaining to, involving, or caused by...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, involving, or caused by...
Ancestry of “imaginational”, step by step
imaginational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imagination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imagination | The image-making power of the mind; the act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | ymaginacioun | The ability to perceive images in the mind;... |
| 3 | Old French | imaginacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | imāginātiō | mental image, fancy, imagination |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |