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Where does “electrodisintegration” come from?

electrodisintegration (English) comes from English disintegration, from English disintegrate, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

electrodisintegration (English): The disintegration of an atomic nucleus by...

Definitions

  1. The disintegration of an atomic nucleus by...

Ancestry of “electrodisintegration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisintegrationA process by which anything disintegrates; The...
2EnglishdisintegrateTo undo the integrity of, break into parts; To...
3Englishdis-reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
4Middle Englishdis-—
5Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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