Where does “moissonner” come from?

moissonner (French) comes from French moisson, from Old French messon, from Latin messio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

moissonner (French): to harvest

Definitions

  1. to harvest

Ancestry of “moissonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoissonharvest
2Old Frenchmessonharvest
3Latinmessioreaping
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

Words derived from “moissonner

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-