Where does “moissonneur” come from?

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

moissonneur (French): harvester, reaper

Definitions

  1. harvester, reaper

Ancestry of “moissonneur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoissonnerto harvest
2Frenchmoissonharvest
3Old Frenchmessonharvest
4Latinmessioreaping
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-