Where does “désappointement” come from?
désappointement (French) comes from French désappointer, from French appointer, from Old French apointier, from Old French pointier, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
désappointement (French): disappointment
Definitions
- disappointment
Ancestry of “désappointement”, step by step
désappointement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French désappointer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | désappointer | to dismiss; to disappoint |
| 2 | French | appointer | to salary; to appoint; to sharpen into a point |
| 3 | Old French | apointier | to prepare; to equip; to treat |
| 4 | Old French | pointier | — |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 7 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English disappointment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disappointment | A feeling of sadness or frustration when a... |
| 2 | English | -ment | Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ment | Forms nouns denoting a result or action from... |
| 4 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |