Where does “nilprogression” come from?

nilprogression (English) comes from English progression, from Old French progression, from Latin progressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nilprogression (English): A function of the products of the elements of a...

Definitions

  1. A function of the products of the elements of a...

Ancestry of “nilprogression”, step by step

nilprogression traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English progression

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprogressionThe act of moving from one thing to another; The...
2Old Frenchprogression
3Latinprogressioprogression; arithmetic progression; advancement,...
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via English nil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnilNothing; zero; No, not any
2Latinnīl
3Sanskritनीलof a dark color
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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