Where does “treasonish” come from?
treasonish (English) comes from English treason, from Middle English tresoun, from Anglo-Norman French treson, from Old French traïson, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
treasonish (English): treasonous
Definitions
- treasonous
Ancestry of “treasonish”, step by step
treasonish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English treason
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treason | The crime of betraying one’s own country; An act... |
| 2 | Middle English | tresoun | Betrayal; aiding one's enemies or rivals;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | treson | — |
| 4 | Old French | traïson | Alternative form of traison |
| 5 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 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 |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |