Where does “distillacioun” come from?

distillacioun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distillationem, from Latin distillatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “distillacioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normandistillacioun
2Latindistillationemaccusative singular of distīllātiō
3Latindistillatiorunny nose; distillation
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “distillacioun

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-