Where does “precisional” come from?
precisional (English) comes from English precision, from Middle French précision, from Latin praecisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
precisional (English): Relating to precision
Definitions
- Relating to precision
Ancestry of “precisional”, step by step
precisional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precision
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precision | The state of being precise or exact; exactness;... |
| 2 | Middle French | précision | Alternative form of precision |
| 3 | Latin | praecisio | the act of cutting off; a piece cut off; cut,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |