Where does “sottostazione” come from?

sottostazione (Italian) comes from Italian stazione, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sottostazione (Italian): substation

Definitions

  1. substation

Ancestry of “sottostazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstazioneposition, posture; A stopping place; station
2Latinstatiōoutpost, picket
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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