Where does “dimension” come from?
dimension (French) comes from Latin dimensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dimension (French): dimension
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dimension”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dimensio | measuring; measurement; dimension |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “dimension”
- dimensionnel
- dimensionner
- dimensions
- dimensie
- dimansyon
- dimensiune
- tridimensionnel
- unidimensionnel
- bidimensionnel
- quadridimensionnel
- dimensionnellement
- monodimensionnel
- multidimensionnel
- dimensionnement
- surdimensionner
- dimensionnalité
- dimensional
- dimensionaal
- tijdsdimensie
- dimensioneel
- interdimensionnel
- pluridimensionnel
- quadridimensionnellement
- tridimensional