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Where does “abolitional” come from?

abolitional (English) comes from English abolition, from Middle French abolition, from Latin abolitiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

abolitional (English): Relating to abolition

Definitions

  1. Relating to abolition

Ancestry of “abolitional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabolitionThe act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation;...
2Middle Frenchabolition—
3Latinabolitiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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