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Where does “prolifération” come from?

prolifération (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.

prolifération (French): proliferation, spreading

Definitions

  1. proliferation, spreading

Ancestry of “prolifération”, 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 “prolifération”

  • proliferation
  • nonproliferation
  • counterproliferation
  • hyperproliferation
  • lymphoproliferation
  • antiproliferation
  • overproliferation
  • fibroproliferation
  • immunoproliferation
  • osteoproliferation
  • non-proliferation
  • underproliferation
  • alloproliferation
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