Where does “trigeneration” come from?
trigeneration (English) comes from English generation, from Middle English generacioun, from Old French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
trigeneration (English): The simultaneous production of mechanical power (often converted to electricity), heat, and cooling from a single heat source such as fuel or solar energy
Definitions
- The simultaneous production of mechanical power (often converted to electricity), heat, and cooling from a single heat source such as fuel or solar energy
Ancestry of “trigeneration”, step by step
trigeneration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English generation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generation | The fact of creating something, or bringing... |
| 2 | Middle English | generacioun | generation |
| 3 | Old French | generacion | procreation; begetting |
| 4 | Latin | generātiō | a generation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |