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Where does “intergenerationally” come from?

intergenerationally (English) comes from English intergenerational, from English generation, from Middle English generacioun, from Old French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

intergenerationally (English): Between generations

Definitions

  1. Between generations

Ancestry of “intergenerationally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintergenerationalBetween or across generations
2EnglishgenerationThe fact of creating something, or bringing...
3Middle Englishgeneracioungeneration
4Old Frenchgeneracionprocreation; begetting
5Latingenerātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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