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Where does “nonexplosion” come from?

nonexplosion (English) comes from English explosion, from French explosion, from Latin explōsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonexplosion (English): The absence of combinatorial explosion

Definitions

  1. The absence of combinatorial explosion

Ancestry of “nonexplosion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexplosionA violent release of energy; A bursting due to...
2Frenchexplosionexplosion
3Latinexplōsio—
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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