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Where does “delimitation” come from?

Delimitation comes from French délimitation, from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, formed from Latin de- and limes meaning boundary.

delimitation (English): The act of delimiting something; A limit or...

Definitions

  1. The act of delimiting something; A limit or...

Ancestry of “delimitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdélimitationdelimitation; demarcation
2French-ation-ation
3Middle French-ation-ation
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
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
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