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Where does “actionnaire” come from?

actionnaire (French) comes from French action, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

actionnaire (French): shareholder

Definitions

  1. shareholder

Ancestry of “actionnaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchactionaction, act; campaign; stock, share
2Old Frenchaucionaction; act; deed
3Latināctiō—
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

Words derived from “actionnaire”

  • coactionnaire
  • actionnarial
  • Aktionär
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