Where does “réformation” come from?
réformation (French) comes from French formation, from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
réformation (French): reformation; Reformation
Definitions
- reformation; Reformation
Ancestry of “réformation”, step by step
réformation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French formation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | formation | formation, forming, development; education;... |
| 2 | Old French | formacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | fōrmātiō | The act of shaping, forming or fashioning |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin reformatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reformatio | reform, reformation, change |
| 2 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |