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Where does “autoaffermazione” come from?

autoaffermazione (Italian) comes from Italian affermazione, from Latin affirmatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

autoaffermazione (Italian): self-assertiveness

Definitions

  1. self-assertiveness

Ancestry of “autoaffermazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaffermazionestatement, assertion, claim, affirmation;...
2Latinaffirmatioaffirmation, declaration, assertion; confirmation
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
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
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