Where does “loan formation” come from?
loan formation (English) comes from English formation, from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
loan formation (English): this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)
Definitions
- this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)
Ancestry of “loan formation”, step by step
loan formation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formation | Something possessing structure or form; The act... |
| 2 | Old French | formacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | fōrmātiō | The act of shaping, forming or fashioning |
| 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 |