Where does “pensionnat” come from?

pensionnat (Norman) comes from French pensionnat, from French pension, from Old French pension, from Latin pēnsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pensionnat (Norman): boarding school

Definitions

  1. boarding school

Ancestry of “pensionnat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpensionnatboarding school
2FrenchpensionA pension, regularly received payment; A pension,...
3Old FrenchpensionAlternative form of panssion; payment, rent
4Latinpēnsiōpayment
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-