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Where does “irrigational” come from?

irrigational (English) comes from English irrigation, from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

irrigational (English): Of or pertaining to irrigation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to irrigation

Ancestry of “irrigational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishirrigationThe act or process of irrigating, or the state of...
2Middle Frenchirrigation—
3Latinirrigatiowatering, irrigation
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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