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Where does “fissionability” come from?

fissionability (English) comes from English fission, from Latin fissiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

fissionability (English): The quality or degree of being fissionable

Definitions

  1. The quality or degree of being fissionable

Ancestry of “fissionability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfissionThe process whereby one item splits to become...
2Latinfissiō—
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
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