Where does “surreally” come from?
surreally (English) comes from English surreal, from English surrealism, from French surréalisme, from French réalisme, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
surreally (English): In a way or to an extent that is surreal
Definitions
- In a way or to an extent that is surreal
Ancestry of “surreally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | surreal | Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous;... |
| 2 | English | surrealism | An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy... |
| 3 | French | surréalisme | surrealism |
| 4 | French | réalisme | realism |
| 5 | French | réel | real |
| 6 | Middle French | real | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 7 | Old French | reel | — |
| 8 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 9 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 10 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 11 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 12 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 13 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 14 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 15 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 16 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 17 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 18 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 19 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 20 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |