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Where does “misexposition” come from?

misexposition (English) comes from English exposition, from Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

misexposition (English): Wrong exposition

Definitions

  1. Wrong exposition

Ancestry of “misexposition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpositionThe action of exposing something to something,...
2Middle EnglishexposiciounThe action of describing in writing; exposition...
3Old Frenchesposicion—
4Latinexpositioexposition, exhibition; narration; definition,...
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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