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Where does “polarisation” come from?

polarisation (French) comes from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

polarisation (French): polarization, polarisation

Definitions

  1. polarization, polarisation

Ancestry of “polarisation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ation-ation
2Middle French-ation-ation
3Old French-ation-ation
4Latin-ātiō—
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

Words derived from “polarisation”

  • polarization
  • depolarization
  • polarisation
  • repolarization
  • hyperpolarization
  • repolarisation
  • afterdepolarization
  • bipolarization
  • eigenpolarization
  • prepolarization
  • bipolarisation
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