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Where does “preintegration” come from?

preintegration (English) comes from English integration, from French intégration, from Latin integratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

preintegration (English): prior to integration

Definitions

  1. prior to integration

Ancestry of “preintegration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintegrationThe act or process of making whole or entire; The...
2Frenchintégrationintegration
3Latinintegratiorenewing, restoring; integration
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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