Where does “σουρεαλισμός” come from?
σουρεαλισμός (Greek) 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.
σουρεαλισμός (Greek): surrealism
Ancestry of “σουρεαλισμός”, 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 |