Where does “pretensional” come from?
pretensional (English) comes from English pretension, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pretensional (English): Of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended
Definitions
- Of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended
Ancestry of “pretensional”, step by step
pretensional traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pretension
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pretension | A claim or aspiration to a particular status or... |
| 2 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 3 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 4 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 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 tensional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tensional | Relating to tension |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |