Where does “innovationary” come from?
innovationary (English) comes from English innovation, from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Latin innovatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
innovationary (English): Tending to promote innovation
Definitions
- Tending to promote innovation
Ancestry of “innovationary”, step by step
innovationary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English innovation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | innovation | The act of innovating; the introduction of... |
| 2 | Middle French | innovation | — |
| 3 | Old French | innovacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | innovatio | renewal; alteration; innovation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |