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Where does “echolocational” come from?

echolocational (English) comes from English echolocation, from English location, from Latin locatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

echolocational (English): Of or pertaining to echolocation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to echolocation

Ancestry of “echolocational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishecholocationThe use of echoes to detect objects as observed...
2EnglishlocationA particular point or place in physical space; An...
3Latinlocatiodisposition, arrangement; renting, leasing
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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