Where does “capodivisione” come from?

capodivisione (Italian) comes from Italian divisione, from Latin divisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

capodivisione (Italian): head of an administrative department

Definitions

  1. head of an administrative department

Ancestry of “capodivisione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandivisionedivision; phylum A rank in the classification of...
2Latindivisiodivision; distribution
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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