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Where does “digressional” come from?

digressional (English) comes from English digression, from Old French digressiun, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from Latin digressus, from Latin dīgredior, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

digressional (English): Pertaining to, or having the character of, a...

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  1. Pertaining to, or having the character of, a...

Ancestry of “digressional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdigressionAn aside, an act of straying from the main...
2Old Frenchdigressiun—
3Latindīgressiōnem—
4Latindigressusseparated
5Latindīgredior—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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