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Where does “multirotational” come from?

multirotational (English) comes from English rotational, from English rotation, from Latin rotatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

multirotational (English): Of or pertaining to more than one rotation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to more than one rotation

Ancestry of “multirotational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrotationalOf, pertaining to or caused by rotation; An...
2EnglishrotationThe act of turning around a centre or an axis; A...
3Latinrotatiorotation
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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