Where does “seksuaalne orientatsioon” come from?

seksuaalne orientatsioon (Estonian) comes from Estonian orientatsioon, from French orientation, 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.

seksuaalne orientatsioon (Estonian): sexual orientation

Definitions

  1. sexual orientation

Ancestry of “seksuaalne orientatsioon”, step by step

seksuaalne orientatsioon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian orientatsioon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianorientatsioonorientation
2Frenchorientationorientation
3French-ationUsed to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
4Middle French-ationation
5Old French-ationation
6Latin-ātiō
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via Estonian seksuaalne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianseksuaalnesexual
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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