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Where does “opinionnaire” come from?

opinionnaire (English) comes from English questionnaire, from French questionnaire, from Latin quaestionarius, from Latin quaestiōnō, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

opinionnaire (English): A form containing a list of statements, each of...

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  1. A form containing a list of statements, each of...

Ancestry of “opinionnaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquestionnaireA form containing a list of questions; a means of...
2Frenchquestionnairequestionnaire
3Latinquaestionariusa torturer or executioner
4Latinquaestiōnō—
5Latinquaestiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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