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Where does “Zeitdilatation” come from?

Zeitdilatation (German) comes from German Dilatation, from Old French dilatation, from Latin dilatatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Zeitdilatation (German): time dilation

Definitions

  1. time dilation

Ancestry of “Zeitdilatation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDilatationdilation
2Old Frenchdilatationdilation; act or instance of dilating
3Latindilatatioextending, enlarging; dilation
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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