Where does “persuasion” come from?
Persuasion comes from French persuasion, from Latin persuasio and persuadere, derived from Latin suadere meaning "to advise or urge," from Proto-Italic swādēō and ultimately Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-.
persuasion (English): The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the...
Definitions
- The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the...
Ancestry of “persuasion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | persuasion | persuasion |
| 2 | Latin | persuasio | persuasion |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |