Where does “infractional” come from?
infractional (English) comes from English infraction, from Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
infractional (English): Relating to infractions
Definitions
- Relating to infractions
Ancestry of “infractional”, step by step
infractional traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English infraction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infraction | A minor offence, petty crime; a violation;... |
| 2 | Middle French | infraction | — |
| 3 | Latin | infractio | breaking to pieces |
| 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 English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Romanian infracțiune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | infracțiune | criminal offence |
| 2 | French | infraction | offense (US), departure |