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Where does “seccioun” come from?

seccioun (Middle English) comes from Old French section, from Latin sectio, 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 “seccioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsection—
2Latinsectiocutting off or up; mowing; surgery
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 “seccioun”

  • section
  • subsection
  • sectional
  • midsection
  • sectionalism
  • sectionally
  • hemisection
  • multisection
  • sectionalization
  • cryosection
  • sectionalist
  • multisectional
  • sectionality
  • upsection
  • sectionary
  • undersection
  • sectionalize
  • cryosectioned
  • bisectional
  • nonsectional
  • subsubsection
  • ecosection
  • multisectioned
  • sectionable
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