Where does “neosurrealism” come from?
neosurrealism (English) comes from English surrealism, from French surréalisme, from French réalisme, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
neosurrealism (English): An art movement based on the complex imagery of...
Definitions
- An art movement based on the complex imagery of...
Ancestry of “neosurrealism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | surrealism | An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy... |
| 2 | French | surréalisme | surrealism |
| 3 | French | réalisme | realism |
| 4 | French | réel | real |
| 5 | Middle French | real | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 6 | Old French | reel | — |
| 7 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 8 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 9 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 10 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 11 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 12 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 13 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 14 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 15 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 16 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 17 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 18 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 19 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 20 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |