Where does “distribution” come from?
distribution (Interlingua) comes from English distribution, from Old French distribution, from Latin distributio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distribution (Interlingua): distribution
Definitions
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Ancestry of “distribution”, step by step
distribution traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English distribution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distribution | An act of distributing or state of being... |
| 2 | Old French | distribution | — |
| 3 | Latin | distributio | division, distribution |
| 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 Italian distribuzione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | distribuzione | distribution; delivery; allocation, assignment |
via French distribution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | distribution | A distribution; A physical arrangement, spacing |