Where does “agitation” come from?

agitation (French) comes from Latin agitatio, 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.

agitation (French): choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.)

Definitions

choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.)

Ancestry of “agitation”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	agitatio	motion, movement, agitation; activity
2	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
3	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
5	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
6	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7	Latin	calceus	shoe
8	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
9	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “agitation”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →