Where does “reapplication” come from?
reapplication (English) comes from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
reapplication (English): The act of reapplying; a second or subsequent...
Definitions
- The act of reapplying; a second or subsequent...
Ancestry of “reapplication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 2 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 4 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |