Where does “classification” come from?

classification (French) comes from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

classification (French): classification

Definitions

  1. classification

Ancestry of “classification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ationUsed to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
2Middle French-ationation
3Old French-ationation
4Latin-ātiō
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “classification

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