Where does “oxygen saturation” come from?

oxygen saturation (English) comes from English saturation, from Late Latin saturatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

oxygen saturation (English): Condition of being saturated with oxygen;...

Definitions

  1. Condition of being saturated with oxygen;...

Ancestry of “oxygen saturation”, step by step

oxygen saturation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English saturation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaturationThe act of saturating or the process of being...
2Late Latinsaturatio
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English oxygen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
2Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
3Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
4Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-