Where does “dessin” come from?
dessin (French) comes from Italian disegno, from Latin dēsignātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dessin (French): drawing; design
Definitions
- drawing; design
Ancestry of “dessin”, step by step
dessin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian disegno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | disegno | drawing, cartoon; design, pattern; intention,... |
| 2 | Latin | dēsignātiō | a designating, describing, marking out, specification |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French desseigner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | desseigner | — |
via Latin designāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | designāre | — |