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Where does “instruksyon” come from?

instruksyon (Cebuano) comes from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

instruksyon (Cebuano): instruction

Definitions

  1. instruction

Ancestry of “instruksyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchinstruccion—
2LatininstructioA constructing, erecting, building, insertion; An...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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