Where does “emotikon” come from?
emotikon (Hungarian) comes from English emoticon, from English emotion, from French émotion, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
emotikon (Hungarian): emoticon
Ancestry of “emotikon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | emoticon | A graphical representation of a particular... |
| 2 | English | emotion | movement; agitation; A person's internal state of... |
| 3 | French | émotion | emotion |
| 4 | French | -tion | Used to indicate action, condition, result or... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “emotikon”