Where does “kilodisintegration” come from?

kilodisintegration (English) comes from English disintegration, from English disintegrate, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kilodisintegration (English): A thousand disintegrations (as a measure of ionizing radiation)

Definitions

  1. A thousand disintegrations (as a measure of ionizing radiation)

Ancestry of “kilodisintegration”, step by step

kilodisintegration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English disintegration

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisintegrationA process by which anything disintegrates; The...
2EnglishdisintegrateTo undo the integrity of, break into parts; To...
3Englishdis-reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
4Middle Englishdis-dis-, de
5Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkiloClipping of kilogram
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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