Where does “pollutest” come from?
pollutest (English) comes from English pollute, from Middle English polluten, from Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pollutest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “pollutest”, step by step
pollutest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pollute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pollute | To make something harmful, especially by the... |
| 2 | Middle English | polluten | To ruin the sacred; to desecrate |
| 3 | Middle French | pollution | — |
| 4 | Latin | pollūtiō | pollution, contamination, defilement |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |