Where does “decalcification” come from?

decalcification (English) comes from English calcification, 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.

decalcification (English): The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from...

Definitions

  1. The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from...

Ancestry of “decalcification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalcificationThe process of change into a stony or calcareous...
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ