Where does “microinvasion” come from?
microinvasion (English) comes from English invasion, from Middle French invasion, from Latin invāsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microinvasion (English): microscopic invasion
Definitions
- microscopic invasion
Ancestry of “microinvasion”, step by step
microinvasion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English invasion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invasion | A military action consisting of armed forces of... |
| 2 | Middle French | invasion | invasion |
| 3 | Latin | invāsio | attack, invasion |
| 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 |