Where does “impressionably” come from?
impressionably (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.
impressionably (English): In an impressionable manner
Definitions
- In an impressionable manner
Ancestry of “impressionably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impressionable | Being easily influenced; An impressionable person |
| 2 | French | impressionnable | sensitive; impressionable |
| 3 | French | impressionner | to impress, wow or overawe |
| 4 | French | impression | an impression, the overall effect of something;... |
| 5 | Latin | impressio | push, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |