Where does “manumission” come from?
manumission (English) comes from Latin manumissio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
manumission (English): Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned...
Definitions
- Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned...
Ancestry of “manumission”, step by step
manumission traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin manumissio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | manumissio | manumission, emancipation |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle English manumissioun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | manumissioun | — |