Where does “decepționant” come from?
decepționant (Romanian) comes from Romanian decepționa, from Romanian decepție, from French déception, from Latin dēceptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
decepționant (Romanian): disappointing
Definitions
- disappointing
Ancestry of “decepționant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | decepționa | to disappoint |
| 2 | Romanian | decepție | disappointment |
| 3 | French | déception | disappointment |
| 4 | Latin | dēceptiō | deception, deceit |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |