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Where does “antidissolution” come from?

antidissolution (English) comes from English dissolution, from Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolutio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antidissolution (English): Opposing dissolution

Definitions

  1. Opposing dissolution

Ancestry of “antidissolution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissolutionThe termination of an organized body or...
2Middle Englishdissolucioun—
3Old Frenchdissolucion—
4Latindissolutiodestruction, abolition, dissolution; refutation;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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