Where does “downsection” come from?
downsection (English) comes from English section, from Middle English seccioun, from Old French section, from Latin sectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
downsection (English): Towards the lower part of a section
Definitions
- Towards the lower part of a section
Ancestry of “downsection”, step by step
downsection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English section
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | section | A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of... |
| 2 | Middle English | seccioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | section | — |
| 4 | Latin | sectio | cutting off or up; mowing; surgery |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |