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Where does “antiattrition” come from?

antiattrition (English) comes from English attrition, from Latin attritio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antiattrition (English): Countering the effects of friction in machinery

Definitions

  1. Countering the effects of friction in machinery

Ancestry of “antiattrition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattritionWearing or grinding down by friction; The gradual...
2LatinattritioThe act of rubbing upon or against; attrition
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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