Where does “situationally” come from?
Situationally derives from English situational, from English situation, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin situatio meaning a placing or arranging, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
situationally (English): In a situational way
Definitions
- In a situational way
Ancestry of “situationally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | situational | Of or pertaining to a particular situation |
| 2 | French | situationnel | situational |
| 3 | French | situation | situation all meanings |
| 4 | French | -ation | Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation |
| 5 | Middle French | -ation | ation |
| 6 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 7 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |