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Where does “mansionlike” come from?

mansionlike (English) comes from English mansion, from Middle English mansioun, from Anglo-Norman mansion, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mansionlike (English): Resembling a mansion or some aspect of one

Definitions

  1. Resembling a mansion or some aspect of one

Ancestry of “mansionlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmansionA large house or building, usually built for the...
2Middle EnglishmansiounA place where one makes their home or dwells; a...
3Anglo-Normanmansion—
4Latinmansiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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