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Where does “hyperexpansion” come from?

hyperexpansion (English) comes from English expansion, from French expansion, from Latin expansio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hyperexpansion (English): excessive expansion

Definitions

  1. excessive expansion

Ancestry of “hyperexpansion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpansionThe act or process of expanding; The fractional...
2Frenchexpansionexpansion
3Latinexpansioexpansion
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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