Where does “uninterruption” come from?
uninterruption (English) comes from English interruption, from Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
uninterruption (English): Absence of interruption; uninterruptedness
Definitions
- Absence of interruption; uninterruptedness
Ancestry of “uninterruption”, step by step
uninterruption traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interruption
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interruption | The act of interrupting, or the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | interrupcioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | interrupcion | — |
| 4 | Latin | interruptio | interruption; interval; break, discontinuity |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |