Where does “microinflammation” come from?
microinflammation (English) comes from English inflammation, from Middle French inflammation, from Latin inflammatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microinflammation (English): Normal, low-level, background inflammation as a...
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- Normal, low-level, background inflammation as a...
Ancestry of “microinflammation”, step by step
microinflammation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inflammation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inflammation | The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on... |
| 2 | Middle French | inflammation | — |
| 3 | Latin | inflammatio | conflagration; inflammation |
| 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 |