Where does “micropropagation” come from?
micropropagation (English) comes from English propagation, from Middle French propagation, from Old French propagacion, from Latin propagatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
micropropagation (English): The propagation of plant clones from a...
Definitions
- The propagation of plant clones from a...
Ancestry of “micropropagation”, step by step
micropropagation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English propagation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | propagation | the multiplication or natural increase in a... |
| 2 | Middle French | propagation | — |
| 3 | Old French | propagacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | propagatio | propagation; reproduction; extension,... |
| 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 |