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Where does “mégestion” come from?

mégestion (French) comes from French gestion, from Latin gestio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mégestion (French): maladministration, mismanagement

Definitions

  1. maladministration, mismanagement

Ancestry of “mégestion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgestionadministration; management, control
2LatingestioI am eager; I exult; I gesticulate; managing,...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
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
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