Where does “prescription” come from?

prescription (French) comes from Old French prescripcion, from Latin praescriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prescription (French): prescription written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses

Definitions

prescription written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses

Ancestry of “prescription”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	prescripcion	—
2	Latin	praescriptio	preface, introduction, commencement; pretext,...
3	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
4	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
6	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
7	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8	Latin	calceus	shoe
9	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
10	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “prescription”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →