Where does “reconversion” come from?
reconversion (French) comes from French conversion, from Latin conversiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
reconversion (French): reconversion, conversion
Definitions
- reconversion, conversion
Ancestry of “reconversion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | conversion | conversion |
| 2 | Latin | conversiō | the act of turning round or revolving; revolution |
| 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 |