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Where does “vision” come from?

vision (Old French) comes from Latin vīsiō, 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.

vision (Old French): vision

Definitions

  1. vision

Ancestry of “vision”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīsiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
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

Words derived from “vision”

  • vision
  • television
  • visionary
  • envision
  • telly
  • visioned
  • Eurovision
  • monovision
  • visionless
  • visional
  • reenvision
  • stereovision
  • visionariness
  • envisionment
  • holovision
  • pretelevision
  • avision
  • visionist
  • infravision
  • countervision
  • nontelevision
  • visioner
  • antitelevision
  • televisional
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