Where does “fractionally” come from?
Fractionally derives from English fractional, from English fraction, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin fractio meaning a breaking, from the suffix Latin -tio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg- meaning to break.
fractionally (English): In a fractional manner
Definitions
- In a fractional manner
Ancestry of “fractionally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fractional | Pertaining to a fraction; Divided; fragmentary;... |
| 2 | English | fraction | A part of a whole, especially a comparatively... |
| 3 | Middle English | fraccioun | a breaking |
| 4 | Occitan | fraccion | a part; fraction |
| 5 | Latin | fractio | the action of breaking; fraction |
| 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 |