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Where does “microprocessed” come from?

microprocessed (English) comes from English processed, from English process, from English procession, from Middle English processioun, from Old French pourciession, from Latin processio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microprocessed (English): Equipped with a microprocessor

Definitions

  1. Equipped with a microprocessor

Ancestry of “microprocessed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprocessedThat has completed a required process; Modified...
2EnglishprocessA series of events which produce a result; A set...
3EnglishprocessionThe act of progressing or proceeding; A group of...
4Middle Englishprocessioun—
5Old Frenchpourciessionprocession
6Latinprocessioadvance; procession
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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