Where does “interjection” come from?

interjection (Old French) comes from Latin interiectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

interjection (Old French): exclamation

Definitions

  1. exclamation

Ancestry of “interjection”, step by step

interjection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin interiectiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininteriectiōan act of insertion; a throwing or placing between
2Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
3Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin interiectiōnem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininteriectiōnem
2Latinintericiōto throw, cast or hurl between

Words derived from “interjection

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-