Where does “impressionar” come from?
impressionar (Portuguese) comes from Catalan impressió, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
impressionar (Portuguese): to impress
Definitions
- to impress
Ancestry of “impressionar”, step by step
impressionar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan impressió
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | impressió | an imprint, the indentation or depression made by... |
| 2 | Latin | impressio | push, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin [[impressio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | [[impressio | — |
via Portuguese impressiōnem]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | impressiōnem]] | — |