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Where does “expressionniste” come from?

expressionniste (French) comes from French expression, from Middle French expression, from Latin expressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

expressionniste (French): expressionist

Definitions

  1. expressionist

Ancestry of “expressionniste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexpressionexpression
2Middle Frenchexpression—
3Latinexpressioexpulsion; expression, pressing
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
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