Where does “inscriptions” come from?

inscriptions (French) comes from French inscription, from Latin inscriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

inscriptions (French): plural of inscription

Definitions

  1. plural of inscription

Ancestry of “inscriptions”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinscriptionregistration, enrolment; inscription
2Latininscriptioinscription, title
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-