Where does “circumscriptional” come from?
circumscriptional (English) comes from English circumscription, from Latin circumscriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
circumscriptional (English): That is not ruled by ICZN and is defined by the particular set of members included
Definitions
- That is not ruled by ICZN and is defined by the particular set of members included
Ancestry of “circumscriptional”, step by step
circumscriptional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English circumscription
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumscription | The act of circumscribing or the quality of being... |
| 2 | Latin | circumscriptio | circle, circumference; boundary, outline,... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |