Where does “맨션” come from?
맨션 (Korean) comes from English mansion, from Middle English mansioun, from Anglo-Norman mansion, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
맨션 (Korean): condominium; apartment building; large apartment;...
Definitions
- condominium; apartment building; large apartment;...
Ancestry of “맨션”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mansion | A large house or building, usually built for the... |
| 2 | Middle English | mansioun | A place where one makes their home or dwells; a... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | mansion | — |
| 4 | Latin | mansiō | — |
| 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 |