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Where does “nonfissioning” come from?

nonfissioning (English) comes from English fissioning, from English fission, from Latin fissiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonfissioning (English): In which fission does not occur

Definitions

  1. In which fission does not occur

Ancestry of “nonfissioning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfissioningThe act of splitting into two separate parts;...
2EnglishfissionThe process whereby one item splits to become...
3Latinfissiō—
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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