Where does “impressjonanti” come from?

impressjonanti (Maltese) comes from Italian impressionante, from Italian impressionare, from Italian impressione, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

impressjonanti (Maltese): impressive

Definitions

  1. impressive

Ancestry of “impressjonanti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimpressionantestriking, impressive, grand, stunning, shocking;...
2Italianimpressionareto impress, strike, upset, frighten, astonish,...
3Italianimpressionefeeling; impression; intuitive impression, hunch
4Latinimpressiopush, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;...
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-