Where does “Halluzination” come from?
Halluzination (German) comes from Latin ālūcinātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Halluzination (German): hallucination sensory perception of something that does not exist
Definitions
- hallucination sensory perception of something that does not exist
Ancestry of “Halluzination”, step by step
Halluzination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ālūcinātiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ālūcinātiō | wandering of the mind, dreaminess, reverie |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin hallucinatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hallucinatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | alucinatus | hallucinated, experiencing hallucinations |
| 3 | Latin | alucinor | I wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dream |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλύω | to wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,... |