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Where does “sanctioner” come from?

sanctioner (English) comes from English sanction, from Middle French sanction, from Latin sanctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sanctioner (English): someone or something who sanctions

Definitions

  1. someone or something who sanctions

Ancestry of “sanctioner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsanctionAn approval, by an authority, generally one that...
2Middle Frenchsanction—
3Latinsanctiō—
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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