Where does “prétentieux” come from?

prétentieux (French) comes from French prétention, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prétentieux (French): pretentious

Definitions

pretentious

Ancestry of “prétentieux”, step by step

prétentieux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French prétention

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	prétention	pretentiousness; pretension; claim
2	French	-tion	Used to indicate action, condition, result or...
3	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
4	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
6	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
7	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8	Latin	calceus	shoe
9	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
10	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin praetēnsus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	praetēnsus	Having been stretched forth; having been extended

Words derived from “prétentieux”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →