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Where does “nonemulsion” come from?

nonemulsion (English) comes from English emulsion, from French émulsion, from Latin emulsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonemulsion (English): That is not emulsion or lacks emulsion

Definitions

  1. That is not emulsion or lacks emulsion

Ancestry of “nonemulsion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemulsionA stable suspension of small droplets of one...
2Frenchémulsionemulsion
3Latinemulsio—
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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