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Where does “reversio” come from?

reversio (Latin) comes from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

reversio (Latin): The act of turning back , return; The act of...

Definitions

  1. The act of turning back , return; The act of...

Ancestry of “reversio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reversio”

  • reversion
  • reversionary
  • reversioner
  • seroreversion
  • cycloreversion
  • antireversion
  • reversional
  • reversionist
  • reversionism
  • nonreversion
  • photoreversion
  • prereversion
  • photocycloreversion
  • reversion
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