Where does “lesioun” come from?

lesioun (Middle English) comes from Old French lesion, from Latin laesiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “lesioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlesionharm; damage
2Latinlaesiōhurt, harm, injury
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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 “lesioun

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