Where does “telereception” come from?
telereception (English) comes from English reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
telereception (English): The detection and reception of stimuli distant from the body (typically, the senses of hearing, sight and smell)
Definitions
- The detection and reception of stimuli distant from the body (typically, the senses of hearing, sight and smell)
Ancestry of “telereception”, step by step
telereception traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reception
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reception | The act of receiving; The act or ability to... |
| 2 | Middle French | reception | — |
| 3 | Latin | receptiō | The act of receiving, reception |
| 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 |