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Where does “polyligation” come from?

polyligation (English) comes from English ligation, from Latin ligātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

polyligation (English): ligation to two or more atoms

Definitions

  1. ligation to two or more atoms

Ancestry of “polyligation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligationSomething that ties, a ligature; The act of...
2Latinligātiō—
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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