Where does “insignificancy” come from?
insignificancy (English) comes from English insignificance, from English significance, from French signification, from Latin significatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
insignificancy (English): Lack of signification; meaninglessness;...
Definitions
- Lack of signification; meaninglessness;...
Ancestry of “insignificancy”, step by step
insignificancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insignificance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insignificance | the state of being insignificant |
| 2 | English | significance | The extent to which something matters;... |
| 3 | French | signification | meaning; definition; signification |
| 4 | Latin | significatio | signal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning,... |
| 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 |
via English insignificant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insignificant | Not significant; not important, inconsequential,... |
| 2 | Dutch | in- | from the adverb in; prepended to a noun or... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | in- | — |
| 4 | Old French | in- | — |