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Where does “disassimilative” come from?

disassimilative (English) comes from English assimilative, from French assimilatif, from French assimilation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disassimilative (English): Having power to disassimilate; of the nature of...

Definitions

  1. Having power to disassimilate; of the nature of...

Ancestry of “disassimilative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassimilativeTending to, or characterized by, assimilation
2Frenchassimilatifassimilative
3Frenchassimilationassimilation
4French-ation-ation
5Middle French-ation-ation
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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