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Where does “supersimplification” come from?

supersimplification (English) comes from English simplification, from French simplification, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

supersimplification (English): The process of being made excessively simple

Definitions

  1. The process of being made excessively simple

Ancestry of “supersimplification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsimplificationthe act of simplifying or something that has been...
2Frenchsimplificationsimplification
3French-ation-ation
4Middle French-ation-ation
5Old French-ation-ation
6Latin-ātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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