Where does “degradation” come from?
Degradation comes from French dégradation, from Latin degradatio (a stepping down), formed from the Latin suffix -tio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ti- and -tis.
degradation (English): The act of reducing in rank, character, or...
Definitions
- The act of reducing in rank, character, or...
Ancestry of “degradation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | dégradation | degradation |
| 2 | Latin | degradatio | degradation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “degradation”