Where does “misionierius” come from?
misionierius (Lithuanian) comes from French missionnaire, from French mission, from Old French mission, from Latin missiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
misionierius (Lithuanian): missionary
Definitions
- missionary
Ancestry of “misionierius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | missionnaire | relating to a mission; missionary |
| 2 | French | mission | mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request) |
| 3 | Old French | mission | expense; cost; outlay |
| 4 | Latin | missiō | sending, mission |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |