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Where does “unexpectation” come from?

unexpectation (English) comes from English expectation, from Middle French expectation, from Latin exspectātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unexpectation (English): Absence of expectation; want of foresight

Definitions

  1. Absence of expectation; want of foresight

Ancestry of “unexpectation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpectationThe act or state of expecting or looking forward...
2Middle Frenchexpectation—
3Latinexspectātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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