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Where does “emo” come from?

emo (Spanish) comes from English emo, from English emotional, from English emotion, from French émotion, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

emo (Spanish): emo

Definitions

  1. emo

Ancestry of “emo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemoA particular style of hardcore punk rock; An...
2EnglishemotionalOf or relating to the emotions; Characterised by...
3Englishemotionmovement; agitation; A person's internal state of...
4Frenchémotionemotion
5French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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