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Where does “recommendacion” come from?

recommendacion (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Galician -ción, from Spanish -ción, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

recommendacion (Middle English): The providing of one's good wishes or hopes;...

Definitions

  1. The providing of one's good wishes or hopes;...

Ancestry of “recommendacion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanrecomendacion—
2Galician-ción-tion
3Spanish-ción-tion
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
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 “recommendacion”

  • recommendation
  • disrecommendation
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