Where does “unseasonally” come from?
unseasonally (English) comes from English unseasonal, from English seasonal, from English season, from French assaisonner, from French saison, from Old French saison, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unseasonally (English): Not in keeping with the season; not expected,...
Definitions
- Not in keeping with the season; not expected,...
Ancestry of “unseasonally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unseasonal | Not normal, appropriate, or expected for the... |
| 2 | English | seasonal | Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period... |
| 3 | English | season | Each of the four divisions of a year: spring,... |
| 4 | French | assaisonner | to season |
| 5 | French | saison | season |
| 6 | Old French | saison | season |
| 7 | Latin | satiō | to satisfy |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |