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Where does “antiproliferation” come from?

antiproliferation (English) comes from English proliferation, from French prolifération, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antiproliferation (English): Used attributively to describe the countering of...

Definitions

  1. Used attributively to describe the countering of...

Ancestry of “antiproliferation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproliferationThe process by which an organism produces others...
2Frenchproliférationproliferation, spreading
3French-ation-ation
4Middle French-ation-ation
5Old French-ation-ation
6Latin-ātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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