Where does “Desinformation” come from?

Desinformation (German) comes from German Information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Desinformation (German): (piece of) disinformation, in the plural disinformation false information intentionally spread

Definitions

  1. (piece of) disinformation, in the plural disinformation false information intentionally spread

Ancestry of “Desinformation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInformationa piece of information; information;...
2Latinīnfōrmātiōsketch, idea, conception
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Desinformation

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ