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Where does “midsession” come from?

midsession (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.

midsession (English): During a session

Definitions

  1. During a session

Ancestry of “midsession”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsessionA period devoted to a particular activity, e.g....
2Middle Englishsession—
3Old Frenchsessionsitting; session
4Latinsessiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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