Where does “uncelebration” come from?
uncelebration (English) comes from English celebration, from Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
uncelebration (English): A memorial of something bad
Definitions
- A memorial of something bad
Ancestry of “uncelebration”, step by step
uncelebration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English celebration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | celebration | The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as... |
| 2 | Old French | celebration | — |
| 3 | Latin | celebratio | a concourse, large assemblage; a festival,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |