Where does “ecosection” come from?
ecosection (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.
ecosection (English): A part of an ecoregion that shows only minor...
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- A part of an ecoregion that shows only minor...
Ancestry of “ecosection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |