Where does “mikroaggressio” come from?
mikroaggressio (Finnish) comes from Finnish aggressio, from Latin aggressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
mikroaggressio (Finnish): microaggression
Definitions
- microaggression
Ancestry of “mikroaggressio”, step by step
mikroaggressio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aggressio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aggressio | aggression |
| 2 | Latin | aggressio | advancing, approaching; approaching, addressing;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Finnish mikro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mikro | microwave, microwave oven; microcomputer |
| 2 | Finnish | mikroaaltouuni | A microwave oven |
| 3 | English | microwave oven | An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it |