Where does “rectificational” come from?
rectificational (English) comes from English rectification, from Middle English rectificacioun, from Old French rectificacion, from Latin rectificatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rectificational (English): Relating to rectification
Definitions
- Relating to rectification
Ancestry of “rectificational”, step by step
rectificational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rectification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rectification | The action or process of rectifying; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | rectificacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | rectificacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | rectificatio | rectifying, rectification; harmonization |
| 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 |