Where does “underexcretion” come from?
underexcretion (English) comes from English excretion, from Middle French excrétion, from Latin excretio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
underexcretion (English): inadequate excretion of something
Definitions
- inadequate excretion of something
Ancestry of “underexcretion”, step by step
underexcretion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English excretion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | excretion | The process of removing or ejecting material that... |
| 2 | Middle French | excrétion | — |
| 3 | Latin | excretio | excretion |
| 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 |