Where does “interjection” come from?
Interjection comes from Old French interjection, from Latin interiectio, derived from Latin volvere meaning to turn or throw, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wel-.
interjection (English): An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase...
Definitions
- An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase...
Ancestry of “interjection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | interjection | exclamation |
| 2 | Latin | interiectiō | an act of insertion; a throwing or placing between |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |