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Where does “intraformational” come from?

intraformational (English) comes from English formational, from English formation, from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

intraformational (English): Within a formation

Definitions

  1. Within a formation

Ancestry of “intraformational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformationalOf or pertaining to formation
2EnglishformationSomething possessing structure or form; The act...
3Old Frenchformacion—
4Latinfōrmātiō—
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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