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Where does “noninstitutional” come from?

noninstitutional (English) comes from English institutional, from English institution, from Old French institution, from Latin institutio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

noninstitutional (English): Not institutional; not having the usual...

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  1. Not institutional; not having the usual...

Ancestry of “noninstitutional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinstitutionalOf, pertaining to, characteristic of, or...
2EnglishinstitutionA custom or practice of a society or community;...
3Old Frenchinstitution—
4Latininstitutiodisposition, arrangement; custom, manner;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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