Where does “orientational” come from?
Orientational derives from English orientation, which comes from English orient, ultimately tracing back through multiple etymological steps to Latin oriens, the present participle of oriri meaning to rise.
orientational (English): Of or pertaining to orientation
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to orientation
Ancestry of “orientational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orientation | The determination of the relative position of... |
| 2 | French | orientation | orientation |
| 3 | French | -ation | Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation |
| 4 | Middle French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 6 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |