Where does “microsession” come from?
microsession (English) comes from English session, from Middle English session, from Old French session, from Latin sessiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microsession (English): A very short session
Definitions
- A very short session
Ancestry of “microsession”, step by step
microsession traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English session
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | session | A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g.... |
| 2 | Middle English | session | — |
| 3 | Old French | session | sitting; session |
| 4 | Latin | sessiō | a sitting |
| 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 |