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Where does “ostéoformation” come from?

ostéoformation (French) comes from French formation, from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ostéoformation (French): osteoformation

Definitions

  1. osteoformation

Ancestry of “ostéoformation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchformationformation, forming, development; education;...
2Old Frenchformacion—
3Latinfōrmātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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