Where does “microdistinction” come from?
microdistinction (English) comes from English distinction, from Old French distinction, from Latin distinctio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microdistinction (English): A very fine or minor distinction between things
Definitions
- A very fine or minor distinction between things
Ancestry of “microdistinction”, step by step
microdistinction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distinction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distinction | That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of... |
| 2 | Old French | distinction | — |
| 3 | Latin | distinctio | difference, distinction; sign of interpunction,... |
| 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 |