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Where does “istruzione” come from?

istruzione (Italian) comes from Latin instructio, 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.

istruzione (Italian): education, schooling; teaching; instruction

Definitions

  1. education, schooling; teaching; instruction

Ancestry of “istruzione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininstructioA constructing, erecting, building, insertion; An...
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 “istruzione”

  • macroistruzione
  • microistruzione
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