Where does “self-evacuation” come from?
self-evacuation (English) comes from English evacuation, from Old French evacuation, from Latin evacuatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
self-evacuation (English): The evacuation of a place by one's own decision, without assistance, or unaided
Definitions
- The evacuation of a place by one's own decision, without assistance, or unaided
Ancestry of “self-evacuation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evacuation | The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an... |
| 2 | Old French | evacuation | evacuation (of the bowels or bladder) |
| 3 | Latin | evacuatio | emptying (of a vessel), evacuation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |