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Where does “incircumscription” come from?

incircumscription (English) comes from English circumscription, from Latin circumscriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

incircumscription (English): The quality of being incircumscriptible, or...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being incircumscriptible, or...

Ancestry of “incircumscription”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcircumscriptionThe act of circumscribing or the quality of being...
2Latincircumscriptiocircle, circumference; boundary, outline,...
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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