Where does “transitionality” come from?
transitionality (English) comes from English transitional, from English transition, from Middle French transition, from Latin transitio, from Latin itio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
transitionality (English): The quality of being transitional
Definitions
- The quality of being transitional
Ancestry of “transitionality”, step by step
transitionality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transitional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transitional | of, or relating to a transition; temporary;... |
| 2 | English | transition | The process of change from one form, state, style... |
| 3 | Middle French | transition | — |
| 4 | Latin | transitio | transit, transition, passage; desertion;... |
| 5 | Latin | itio | a going, walking, travelling |
| 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 |