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Where does “nonemotion” come from?

nonemotion (English) comes from English emotion, from French émotion, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonemotion (English): Absence of emotion; That which is not an emotion

Definitions

  1. Absence of emotion; That which is not an emotion

Ancestry of “nonemotion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishemotionmovement; agitation; A person's internal state of...
2Frenchémotionemotion
3French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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