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Where does “manipulation” come from?

manipulation (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.

manipulation (French): manipulation

Definitions

  1. manipulation

Ancestry of “manipulation”, 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

Words derived from “manipulation”

  • manipulation
  • micromanipulation
  • telemanipulation
  • biomanipulation
  • nanomanipulation
  • antimanipulation
  • photomanipulation
  • manipulational
  • immunomanipulation
  • electromanipulation
  • psychomanipulation
  • nanomanipulation
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