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Where does “pendaison” come from?

pendaison (French) comes from French -aison, from Old French -ison, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pendaison (French): hanging

Definitions

  1. hanging

Ancestry of “pendaison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-aisonForming feminine nouns of action from verbs
2Old French-isonused to form feminine nouns
3Latin-ātiō—
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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