Where does “transaction” come from?

transaction (French) comes from Middle French transaction, from Old French transaccion, from Latin transactio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

transaction (French): compromise, concession

Definitions

  1. compromise, concession

Ancestry of “transaction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtransaction
2Old Frenchtransaccion
3Latintransactiocompletion; agreement, transaction, deal
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

Words derived from “transaction

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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