Where does “invasion” come from?
Invasion comes from Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invasionem, from Latin invasio, the noun form of invasus, past participle of invadere meaning to enter by force, from in- and vadere.
invasion (English): A military action consisting of armed forces of...
Definitions
- A military action consisting of armed forces of...
Ancestry of “invasion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | invasion | invasion |
| 2 | Latin | invāsio | attack, invasion |
| 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 |