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Where does “impressionableness” come from?

impressionableness (English) comes from English impressionable, from French impressionnable, from French impressionner, from French impression, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

impressionableness (English): The quality of being impressionable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being impressionable

Ancestry of “impressionableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpressionableBeing easily influenced; An impressionable person
2Frenchimpressionnablesensitive; impressionable
3Frenchimpressionnerto impress, wow or overawe
4Frenchimpressionan impression, the overall effect of something;...
5Latinimpressiopush, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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