Where does “antiputrefaction” come from?
antiputrefaction (English) comes from English putrefaction, from Middle English putrefaccioun, from Old French putrefaccïon, from Latin putrefactiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
antiputrefaction (English): That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
Definitions
- That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
Ancestry of “antiputrefaction”, step by step
antiputrefaction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English putrefaction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | putrefaction | The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic... |
| 2 | Middle English | putrefaccioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | putrefaccïon | — |
| 4 | Latin | putrefactiō | rotting, putrefaction |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |