Where does “accionar” come from?

accionar (Spanish) comes from Catalan acció, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

accionar (Spanish): to put into motion; to start; to gesticulate

Definitions

to put into motion; to start; to gesticulate

Ancestry of “accionar”, step by step

accionar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan acció

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	acció	action
2	Latin	āctiō	action; a doing or performing, behavior
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 Spanish acción

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	acción	action, act; action; combat, action

Words derived from “accionar”

accionamiento

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →