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Where does “retrocalculation” come from?

retrocalculation (English) comes from English calculation, from Middle English calculation, from Latin calculatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

retrocalculation (English): The action or process of calculating...

Definitions

  1. The action or process of calculating...

Ancestry of “retrocalculation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalculationThe act or process of calculating; The result of...
2Middle Englishcalculation—
3Latincalculatiocomputation, calculation, reckoning; stone ,...
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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