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Where does “trisezione” come from?

trisezione (Italian) comes from Italian sezione, from Latin sectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

trisezione (Italian): trisection

Definitions

  1. trisection

Ancestry of “trisezione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansezionesection; department; stream
2Latinsectiocutting off or up; mowing; surgery
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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