Where does “perfektionistisk” come from?
perfektionistisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish perfektionist, from Swedish perfektion, from French perfection, from Latin perfectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
perfektionistisk (Swedish): perfectionist, perfectionistic
Definitions
- perfectionist, perfectionistic
Ancestry of “perfektionistisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | perfektionist | perfectionist |
| 2 | Swedish | perfektion | perfection |
| 3 | French | perfection | perfection |
| 4 | Latin | perfectio | finishing, completion; perfection |
| 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 |