Where does “keratopigmentation” come from?
keratopigmentation (English) comes from English pigmentation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
keratopigmentation (English): The process of tattooing the cornea to permanently change the colour of the human iris (the coloured portion of the eye), usually done for cosmetic purposes
Definitions
- The process of tattooing the cornea to permanently change the colour of the human iris (the coloured portion of the eye), usually done for cosmetic purposes
Ancestry of “keratopigmentation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pigmentation | Coloration of human, plant or animal tissue,... |
| 2 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |