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Where does “postinfectional” come from?

postinfectional (English) comes from English infectional, from English infection, from Old French infection, from Latin infectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

postinfectional (English): After infection

Definitions

  1. After infection

Ancestry of “postinfectional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfectionalRelating to infection
2EnglishinfectionThe act or process of infecting; An uncontrolled...
3Old Frenchinfectioninfection
4Latininfectioinfection
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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