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Where does “asecretion” come from?

asecretion (English) comes from English secretion, from French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

asecretion (English): the absence of normal secretion

Definitions

  1. the absence of normal secretion

Ancestry of “asecretion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsecretionany substance that is secreted by an organism;...
2Frenchsécrétionsecretion
3Latinsēcrētiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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