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Where does “microtransaction” come from?

microtransaction (French) comes from French transaction, from Middle French transaction, from Old French transaccion, from Latin transactio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microtransaction (French): microtransaction

Definitions

  1. microtransaction

Ancestry of “microtransaction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtransactiontransaction
2Middle Frenchtransaction—
3Old Frenchtransaccion—
4Latintransactiocompletion; agreement, transaction, deal
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
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
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