Where does “intimation” come from?
Intimation comes from Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio (a making known), derived from Latin intimus (innermost, inmost), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en and wel-.
intimation (English): The act of intimating; The thing intimated;...
Definitions
- The act of intimating; The thing intimated;...
Ancestry of “intimation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | intimation | — |
| 2 | Latin | intimatio | demonstration, exposition; accusation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “intimation”