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Where does “pregestational” come from?

pregestational (English) comes from English gestational, from English gestation, from Latin gestatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pregestational (English): Before gestation

Definitions

  1. Before gestation

Ancestry of “pregestational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgestationalOf or pertaining to gestation
2EnglishgestationThe period of time during which an infant animal...
3Latingestatiobearing, carrying, wearing; promenade, ride
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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