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Where does “circumvection” come from?

circumvection (English) comes from Latin circumvectio, from Latin circumvehor, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

circumvection (English): The act of carrying anything around, or the state...

Definitions

  1. The act of carrying anything around, or the state...

Ancestry of “circumvection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincircumvectio—
2LatincircumvehorI ride around; I travel
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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