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Where does “docklands” come from?

docklands (English) comes from English dock, from Dutch dok, from Middle Dutch docke, from Italian doccia, from Italian doccione, from Latin ductiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

docklands (English): An area of a town or city which contains, or used...

Definitions

  1. An area of a town or city which contains, or used...

Ancestry of “docklands”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdockAny of the genus "Rumex" of coarse weedy plants...
2Dutchdokdock
3Middle Dutchdockea doll; channel
4Italiandocciashower; drainpipe; plaster cast
5Italiandoccionespout ; gargoyle
6Latinductiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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