Where does “desaturation” come from?
Desaturation comes from English de- (prefix meaning removal) plus saturation, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European de (away, from).
desaturation (English): the conversion of a saturated compound to an...
Definitions
- the conversion of a saturated compound to an...
Ancestry of “desaturation”, step by step
desaturation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saturation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saturation | The act of saturating or the process of being... |
| 2 | Late Latin | saturatio | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |
via French saturation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | saturation | saturation |