Where does “minisubdivision” come from?
minisubdivision (English) comes from English subdivision, from English division, from Middle English divisioun, from Old French division, from Latin divisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
minisubdivision (English): A small group of houses all constructed by the same builder in the same area
Definitions
- A small group of houses all constructed by the same builder in the same area
Ancestry of “minisubdivision”, step by step
minisubdivision traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subdivision
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subdivision | A division into smaller pieces of something that... |
| 2 | English | division | The act or process of dividing anything; Each of... |
| 3 | Middle English | divisioun | Division, forking, separation; the action of... |
| 4 | Old French | division | — |
| 5 | Latin | divisio | division; distribution |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |