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Where does “impressionner” come from?

impressionner (French) comes from French impression, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

impressionner (French): to impress, wow or overawe

Definitions

  1. to impress, wow or overawe

Ancestry of “impressionner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimpressionan impression, the overall effect of something;...
2Latinimpressiopush, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “impressionner”

  • impressionable
  • unimpressionable
  • impressionableness
  • impressionably
  • unimpressionableness
  • unimpressionably
  • impressionnable
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