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Where does “birationnel” come from?

birationnel (French) comes from French rationnel, from Latin rationalis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

birationnel (French): birational

Definitions

  1. birational

Ancestry of “birationnel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrationnelrational
2Latinrationalisaccounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing...
3Latinratiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
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
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