Where does “clarification” come from?
clarification (Interlingua) comes from English clarification, from Middle French clarification, from Latin clarificatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
clarification (Interlingua): clarification
Definitions
- clarification
Ancestry of “clarification”, step by step
clarification traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English clarification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clarification | The act of clarifying; the act or process of... |
| 2 | Middle French | clarification | clarification |
| 3 | Latin | clarificatio | glorification |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French clarification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clarification | clarification |
via Spanish clarificación
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | clarificación | clarification |