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Where does “sectionneur” come from?

sectionneur (French) comes from French sectionner, from French section, from Latin sectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sectionneur (French): circuit breaker

Definitions

  1. circuit breaker

Ancestry of “sectionneur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsectionnerto section; to dissect
2Frenchsectionsection
3Latinsectiocutting off or up; mowing; surgery
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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