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Where does “magnetoscillation” come from?

magnetoscillation (English) comes from English oscillation, from French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

magnetoscillation (English): Misspelling of magnetooscillation

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  1. Misspelling of magnetooscillation

Ancestry of “magnetoscillation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoscillationthe act of oscillating or the state of being...
2Frenchoscillationoscillation
3Latinoscillatioswinging, swing; oscillation
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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