Where does “érectile” come from?

érectile (French) comes from French érection, from Middle French erection, from Latin ērectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

érectile (French): erectile

Definitions

  1. erectile

Ancestry of “érectile”, step by step

érectile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French érection

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchérectionerection; start
2Middle Frencherectionerection (of a building, etc.)
3Latinērectiōerection (process)
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin ērectus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinērectuserected, made upright, raised, having been set up
2Latinērigere

Words derived from “érectile

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-