Where does “playception” come from?
playception (English) comes from English -ception, from English nociception, from English reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
playception (English): A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play
Definitions
- A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play
Ancestry of “playception”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ception | Combined with a noun to indicate a layering,... |
| 2 | English | nociception | The physiological process underlying the... |
| 3 | English | reception | The act of receiving; The act or ability to... |
| 4 | Middle French | reception | — |
| 5 | Latin | receptiō | The act of receiving, reception |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |