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Where does “self-immolation” come from?

self-immolation (English) comes from English immolation, from Middle French immolation, from Latin immolatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

self-immolation (English): The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as...

Definitions

  1. The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as...

Ancestry of “self-immolation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmolationThe act of immolating, or the state of being...
2Middle Frenchimmolation—
3Latinimmolatiosacrifice; offering
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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