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Where does “infoscape” come from?

infoscape (English) comes from English info, from English information, from Middle English enformacioun, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

infoscape (English): The virtual landscape of information

Definitions

  1. The virtual landscape of information

Ancestry of “infoscape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinfoinformation
2EnglishinformationThat which resolves uncertainty; anything that...
3Middle Englishenformacioun—
4Latinīnfōrmātiō—
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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