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Where does “affectionner” come from?

affectionner (French) comes from French affection, from Italian affetto, from Spanish afección, from Latin affectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

affectionner (French): to affectionate, to feel affection for, to be...

Definitions

  1. to affectionate, to feel affection for, to be...

Ancestry of “affectionner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaffectionaffection, love, fondness; medical condition,...
2Italianaffettoaffection; the object of one's affection;...
3SpanishafecciónA complaint, usually medical or legal; A medical...
4LatinaffectioThe relation or disposition towards something...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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