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Where does “parison” come from?

parison (English) comes from French paraison, from French -aison, from Old French -ison, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

parison (English): A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately...

Definitions

  1. A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately...

Ancestry of “parison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparaisonparison
2French-aisonForming feminine nouns of action from verbs
3Old French-isonused to form feminine nouns
4Latin-ātiō—
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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