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Where does “instructionless” come from?

instructionless (English) comes from English instruction, from Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

instructionless (English): Without instruction

Definitions

  1. Without instruction

Ancestry of “instructionless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinstructionThe act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing...
2Middle Englishinstruccioun—
3Old Frenchinstruccion—
4LatininstructioA constructing, erecting, building, insertion; An...
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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