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Where does “generationally” come from?

generationally (English) comes from English generational, from English generation, from Middle English generacioun, from Old French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

generationally (English): With regard to the generations

Definitions

  1. With regard to the generations

Ancestry of “generationally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenerationalOf, pertaining to, or changing over generations
2EnglishgenerationThe fact of creating something, or bringing...
3Middle Englishgeneracioungeneration
4Old Frenchgeneracionprocreation; begetting
5Latingenerātiō—
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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