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Where does “curational” come from?

curational (English) comes from English curation, from Middle English curacioun, from Old French curacion, from Latin curatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

curational (English): Relating to curation

Definitions

  1. Relating to curation

Ancestry of “curational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurationThe act of curating, of organizing and...
2Middle Englishcuracioun—
3Old Frenchcuracion—
4Latincuratiotreatment, care, operation; administration,...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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