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Where does “dévitalisation” come from?

dévitalisation (French) comes from French -tion, 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.

dévitalisation (French): root canal surgery

Definitions

  1. root canal surgery

Ancestry of “dévitalisation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
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
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