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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaturationThe act of saturating or the process of being...
2Late Latinsaturatio—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
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
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