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Where does “visionnaire” come from?

visionnaire (French) comes from French vision, from Middle French vision, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

visionnaire (French): visionary

Definitions

  1. visionary

Ancestry of “visionnaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvisionvision, sight
2Middle Frenchvision—
3Old Frenchvisionvision
4Latinvīsiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
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

Words derived from “visionnaire”

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