Where does “sectionalism” come from?
Sectionalism derives from English section, which comes from Latin sectio (a cutting), formed from Latin secare (to cut) with the suffix Latin -tio, ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European -mós.
sectionalism (English): Promoting the good of one division, department or...
Definitions
- Promoting the good of one division, department or...
Ancestry of “sectionalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sectional | Relating to a section; Separating into sections;... |
| 2 | English | section | A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of... |
| 3 | Middle English | seccioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | section | — |
| 5 | Latin | sectio | cutting off or up; mowing; surgery |
| 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 |