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Where does “photoreversion” come from?

photoreversion (English) comes from English reversion, from Old French reversion, from Latin reversio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

photoreversion (English): photochemical reversion

Definitions

  1. photochemical reversion

Ancestry of “photoreversion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreversionThe action of reverting something; The action of...
2Old Frenchreversionreturn; act of going back; return; act of giving...
3LatinreversioThe act of turning back , return; The act of...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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