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Where does “mislactation” come from?

mislactation (English) comes from English lactation, from Latin lactatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mislactation (English): Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk

Definitions

  1. Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk

Ancestry of “mislactation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlactationThe secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a...
2Latinlactatioenticement, allure; suckling
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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