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Where does “adhésion” come from?

adhésion (French) comes from Latin adhaesio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

adhésion (French): adhesion, adherence; subscription

Definitions

  1. adhesion, adherence; subscription

Ancestry of “adhésion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadhaesioadhesion; linkage
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “adhésion”

  • adhesion
  • adhesional
  • mucoadhesion
  • antiadhesion
  • deadhesion
  • cytoadhesion
  • coadhesion
  • adhesiotomy
  • adhesionless
  • adhesiolysis
  • adhesionolysis
  • inadhesion
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