Where does “pro-circumcisionist” come from?
pro-circumcisionist (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pro-circumcisionist (English): A supporter of male infant circumcision
Definitions
- A supporter of male infant circumcision
Ancestry of “pro-circumcisionist”, step by step
pro-circumcisionist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 2 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 3 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 6 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 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 |
via English circumcision
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumcision | The surgical removal of the foreskin of the... |
| 2 | Latin | circumcisio | circumcision, a cutting around |
| 3 | Latin | circumcido | I cut around, make an incision around, clip,... |
| 4 | Latin | circum- | circum- round, about |
| 5 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 6 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |