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Where does “émotionnel” come from?

émotionnel (French) comes from French émotion, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

émotionnel (French): emotional

Definitions

  1. emotional

Ancestry of “émotionnel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchémotionemotion
2French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “émotionnel”

  • emoțional
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