Where does “interjectional” come from?
interjectional (English) comes from English interjection, from Old French interjection, from Latin interiectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
interjectional (English): Being or pertaining to an interjection
Definitions
- Being or pertaining to an interjection
Ancestry of “interjectional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interjection | An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase... |
| 2 | Old French | interjection | exclamation |
| 3 | Latin | interiectiō | an act of insertion; a throwing or placing between |
| 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 |