Where does “microlesion” come from?
microlesion (English) comes from English lesion, from Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microlesion (English): A very small lesion
Definitions
- A very small lesion
Ancestry of “microlesion”, step by step
microlesion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lesion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lesion | A wound or injury; An infected or otherwise... |
| 2 | Middle English | lesioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | lesion | harm; damage |
| 4 | Latin | laesiō | hurt, harm, injury |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |