Where does “microalteration” come from?
microalteration (English) comes from English Alteration, from Old French alteracion, from Latin alteratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microalteration (English): A microscopic alteration in the structure of a mineral etc
Definitions
- A microscopic alteration in the structure of a mineral etc
Ancestry of “microalteration”, step by step
microalteration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Alteration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alteration | The act of altering or making different |
| 2 | Old French | alteracion | alteration; change |
| 3 | Latin | alteratio | alteration, change |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |