Where does “diolefination” come from?

diolefination (English) comes from English olefination, 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.

diolefination (English): Any reaction that yields a diolefin

Definitions

  1. Any reaction that yields a diolefin

Ancestry of “diolefination”, step by step

diolefination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English olefination

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholefinationAny reaction that yields an olefin
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

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ