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Where does “subaction” come from?

subaction (English) comes from English action, from Middle English accioun, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

subaction (English): The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing...

Definitions

  1. The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing...

Ancestry of “subaction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactionSomething done, often so as to accomplish a...
2Middle Englishaccioun—
3Old Frenchaucionaction; act; deed
4Latināctiō—
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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