Where does “foisonnement” come from?

foisonnement (French) comes from French foisonner, from French foison, from Middle French foison, from Old French foison, from Latin fusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

foisonnement (French): abundance, proliferation

Definitions

  1. abundance, proliferation

Ancestry of “foisonnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoisonnerto abound, to be plentiful, to teem; to breed,...
2Frenchfoisonabundance, great deal, load
3Middle Frenchfoisonmuch; a lot of
4Old Frenchfoisonmuch; a lot of
5Latinfusioa pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a...
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-