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Where does “disinfotainment” come from?

disinfotainment (English) comes from English infotainment, from English information, from Middle English enformacioun, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disinfotainment (English): infotainment based on incorrect or misleading...

Definitions

  1. infotainment based on incorrect or misleading...

Ancestry of “disinfotainment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfotainmentA form of programming that provides both...
2EnglishinformationThat which resolves uncertainty; anything that...
3Middle Englishenformacioun—
4Latinīnfōrmātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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