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Where does “estensione” come from?

estensione (Italian) comes from Latin extensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

estensione (Italian): extension; expansion; extent

Definitions

  1. extension; expansion; extent

Ancestry of “estensione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextensioextension, stretching; swelling, tumour
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “estensione”

  • iperestensione
  • estensimetro
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