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
- The quality or state of being erectile
Ancestry of “erectility”, step by step
erectility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erectile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erectile | Capable of being raised to an upright position;... |
| 2 | French | érectile | erectile |
| 3 | French | érection | erection; start |
| 4 | Middle French | erection | erection (of a building, etc.) |
| 5 | Latin | ērectiō | erection (process) |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |