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Where does “superdivisione” come from?

superdivisione (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.

superdivisione (Italian): superdivision

Definitions

  1. superdivision

Ancestry of “superdivisione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandivisionedivision; phylum A rank in the classification of...
2Latindivisiodivision; distribution
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
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
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