Where does “cryoplanation” come from?

cryoplanation (English) comes from English planation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cryoplanation (English): planation by the action of ice

Definitions

  1. planation by the action of ice

Ancestry of “cryoplanation”, step by step

cryoplanation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English planation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplanationThe formation of a flat surface by erosion and...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ationation
5Latin-ātiō
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English cryo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcryocryoprecipitate
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ