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Where does “prescriptionless” come from?

prescriptionless (English) comes from English prescription, from Old French prescripcion, from Latin praescriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prescriptionless (English): Obtained without a medical prescription

Definitions

  1. Obtained without a medical prescription

Ancestry of “prescriptionless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprescriptionThe act of prescribing a rule, law, etc; Also...
2Old Frenchprescripcion—
3Latinpraescriptiopreface, introduction, commencement; pretext,...
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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