Where does “impresionare” come from?

impresionare (Romanian) comes from Romanian impresiona, from French impressionner, from French impression, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

impresionare (Romanian): impression

Definitions

  1. impression

Ancestry of “impresionare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianimpresionato impress
2Frenchimpressionnerto impress, wow or overawe
3Frenchimpressionan impression, the overall effect of something;...
4Latinimpressiopush, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;...
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-