Where does “unmissionary” come from?
unmissionary (English) comes from English missionary, from English mission, from Latin missiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unmissionary (English): Not missionary; going against the principles of a religious mission
Definitions
- Not missionary; going against the principles of a religious mission
Ancestry of “unmissionary”, step by step
unmissionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English missionary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | missionary | One who is sent on a mission; A person who... |
| 2 | English | mission | A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty;... |
| 3 | Latin | missiō | sending, mission |
| 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 |