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Where does “aggregation” come from?

aggregation (English) comes from Latin aggregātiō, 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.

aggregation (English): The act of collecting together; The state of...

Definitions

  1. The act of collecting together; The state of...

Ancestry of “aggregation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaggregātiō—
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

Words derived from “aggregation”

  • disaggregation
  • reaggregation
  • deaggregation
  • microaggregation
  • coaggregation
  • autoaggregation
  • aggregational
  • antiaggregation
  • macroaggregation
  • preaggregation
  • nanoaggregation
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