Where does “Surrealismus” come from?
Surrealismus (German) comes from French surréalisme, from French réalisme, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Surrealismus (German): surrealism
Ancestry of “Surrealismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | surréalisme | surrealism |
| 2 | French | réalisme | realism |
| 3 | French | réel | real |
| 4 | Middle French | real | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 5 | Old French | reel | — |
| 6 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 7 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 8 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 9 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 10 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 11 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 12 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 13 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 14 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 15 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |