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Where does “encrustation” come from?

encrustation (English) comes from English incrustation, from Latin incrustātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

encrustation (English): Alternative form of incrustation

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of incrustation

Ancestry of “encrustation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincrustationThe act of incrusting, or the state of being...
2Latinincrustātiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “encrustation”

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