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Where does “imaginationless” come from?

imaginationless (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.

imaginationless (English): Lacking imagination; unimaginative; dull

Definitions

  1. Lacking imagination; unimaginative; dull

Ancestry of “imaginationless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimaginationThe image-making power of the mind; the act of...
2Middle EnglishymaginaciounThe ability to perceive images in the mind;...
3Old Frenchimaginacion—
4Latinimāginātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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