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Where does “rhizodeposition” come from?

rhizodeposition (English) comes from English deposition, from Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion, from Latin depositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rhizodeposition (English): The release of organic compounds from plant roots...

Definitions

  1. The release of organic compounds from plant roots...

Ancestry of “rhizodeposition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepositionThe removal of someone from office; The act of...
2Middle EnglishdeposicionDeposing or removal from office; The burial or...
3Old Frenchdeposicion—
4Latindepositiodepositing, burying; deposition, testimony
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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