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Where does “Fraktion” come from?

Fraktion (German) comes from French fraction, from Old French fraction, from Latin fractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Fraktion (German): fraction; faction

Definitions

  1. fraction; faction

Ancestry of “Fraktion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfractionfraction; fraction, breakup
2Old Frenchfraction—
3Latinfractiothe action of breaking; fraction
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

Words derived from “Fraktion”

  • Erdölfraktion
  • fraktionslos
  • Fraktionschef
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