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Where does “erectility” come from?

erectility (English) comes from English erectile, from French érectile, from French érection, from Middle French erection, from Latin ērectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

erectility (English): The quality or state of being erectile

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being erectile

Ancestry of “erectility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherectileCapable of being raised to an upright position;...
2Frenchérectileerectile
3Frenchérectionerection; start
4Middle Frencherectionerection
5Latinērectiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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