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Where does “illimitation” come from?

illimitation (English) comes from English limitation, from Latin limitatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

illimitation (English): Lack of limitations; freedom from checks or...

Definitions

  1. Lack of limitations; freedom from checks or...

Ancestry of “illimitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlimitationThe act of limiting or the state of being...
2Latinlimitatiodetermination
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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