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Where does “al·literació” come from?

al·literació (Catalan) comes from Catalan -ció, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

al·literació (Catalan): alliteration

Definitions

  1. alliteration

Ancestry of “al·literació”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-ció-tion: the action or result of a verb
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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