Where does “informational” come from?
Informational derives from English information, which comes from English aldehyde, ultimately from English enformation.
informational (English): Designed to or able to impart information;...
Definitions
- Designed to or able to impart information;...
Ancestry of “informational”, step by step
informational traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English information
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | information | That which resolves uncertainty; anything that... |
| 2 | Middle English | enformacioun | Teaching, education; the dissemination of knowledge |
| 3 | Latin | īnfōrmātiō | sketch, idea, conception |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Romanian ăl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ăl | that; the |
| 2 | Latin | illum | accusative masculine singular of ille |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Romanian informațiune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | informațiune | — |