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Where does “controazione” come from?

controazione (Italian) comes from Italian azione, from French action, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

controazione (Italian): counteraction

Definitions

  1. counteraction

Ancestry of “controazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianazioneaction; share; share, security
2Frenchactionaction, act; campaign; stock, share
3Old Frenchaucionaction; act; deed
4Latināctiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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