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Where does “maljunction” come from?

maljunction (English) comes from English junction, from Latin iūnctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

maljunction (English): anomalous union of the pancreatic and biliary...

Definitions

  1. anomalous union of the pancreatic and biliary...

Ancestry of “maljunction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjunctionThe act of joining, or the state of being joined;...
2Latiniūnctiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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