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Where does “pronation” come from?

Pronation comes from French pronation, derived from Latin pronatio, meaning the act of turning or rotating something face-downward.

pronation (English): Walking on the inner edge of the foot; The action...

Definitions

  1. Walking on the inner edge of the foot; The action...

Ancestry of “pronation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpronation—
2French-ation-ation
3Middle French-ation-ation
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “pronation”

  • overpronation
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