Where does “reflection-on-action” come from?
reflection-on-action (English) comes from English action, from Middle English accioun, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
reflection-on-action (English): The skill of thinking critically post-conflict, rather than during it
Definitions
- The skill of thinking critically post-conflict, rather than during it
Ancestry of “reflection-on-action”, step by step
reflection-on-action traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English action
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | action | Something done, often so as to accomplish a... |
| 2 | Middle English | accioun | An action; an act, behaviour or attribute |
| 3 | Old French | aucion | action; act; deed |
| 4 | Latin | āctiō | action; a doing or performing, behavior |
| 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 reflection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reflection | The act of reflecting or the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle French | reflexion | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | reflexio | turning away or back; reflection |
| 4 | Latin | reflectere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | reflecto | I turn back or away; I reflect |
| 6 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |