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Where does “fractionise” come from?

fractionise (English) comes from English fraction, from Middle English fraccioun, from Occitan fraccion, from Latin fractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

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Ancestry of “fractionise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfractionA part of a whole, especially a comparatively...
2Middle Englishfracciouna breaking
3Occitanfracciona part; fraction
4Latinfractiothe action of breaking; fraction
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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