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Where does “fraccioun” come from?

fraccioun (Middle English) comes from Occitan fraccion, from Latin fractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

fraccioun (Middle English): a breaking

Definitions

  1. a breaking

Ancestry of “fraccioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanfracciona part; fraction
2Latinfractiothe action of breaking; fraction
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

Words derived from “fraccioun”

  • fraction
  • fractional
  • fractionation
  • fractious
  • fractionally
  • fractionalization
  • fractionate
  • fractiousness
  • fractile
  • prefractionation
  • fractionator
  • intrafraction
  • subfraction
  • hypofractionation
  • interfraction
  • fractiously
  • subfractionation
  • fractionalize
  • fractionary
  • interfractional
  • fractionization
  • fractionality
  • multifractional
  • fractionable
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