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Where does “undersection” come from?

undersection (English) comes from English section, from Middle English seccioun, from Old French section, from Latin sectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

undersection (English): A subsection that lies underneath

Definitions

  1. A subsection that lies underneath

Ancestry of “undersection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsectionA cutting; a part cut out from the rest of...
2Middle Englishseccioun—
3Old Frenchsection—
4Latinsectiocutting off or up; mowing; surgery
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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