Where does “unaffection” come from?
unaffection (English) comes from English affection, from French affection, from Italian affetto, from Spanish afección, from Latin affectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unaffection (English): The lack or absence of affection;...
Definitions
- The lack or absence of affection;...
Ancestry of “unaffection”, step by step
unaffection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English affection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | affection | The act of affecting or acting upon; The state of... |
| 2 | French | affection | affection, love, fondness; medical condition,... |
| 3 | Italian | affetto | affection; the object of one's affection;... |
| 4 | Spanish | afección | A complaint, usually medical or legal; A medical... |
| 5 | Latin | affectio | The relation or disposition towards something... |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |