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Where does “interjectionary” come from?

interjectionary (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.

interjectionary (English): interjectional

Definitions

  1. interjectional

Ancestry of “interjectionary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterjectionAn exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase...
2Old Frenchinterjectionexclamation
3Latininteriectiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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