Where does “peneplanation” come from?

peneplanation (English) comes from English planation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

peneplanation (English): The formation of a peneplain

Definitions

  1. The formation of a peneplain

Ancestry of “peneplanation”, step by step

peneplanation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English planation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplanationThe formation of a flat surface by erosion and...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ationation
5Latin-ātiō
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English pene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeneAlternative spelling of peen
2EnglishpeenThe end of the head of a hammer opposite the...
3EnglishpenisThe male reproductive organ used for sexual...
4Latinpēnistail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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