English
illision
Illision comes from Latin illisio ‘a striking against’, and goes back to laedō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaedō‘to strike, collide, hurt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillīdōas illidere‘to strike or dash upon or against’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillisio‘a striking against’
- Englishtodayillision
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaedō‘to strike, collide, hurt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillīdōas illidere‘to strike or dash upon or against’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillisio‘a striking against’
- Englishtodayillision
Linked words
through Ancient Greek λίθος ‘stone’
through Latin laedō ‘to strike, collide, hurt’
Today it means
noun The act of dashing or striking against.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin laedō / illision