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Where does “distributif” come from?

distributif (Middle French) comes from Latin distributivus, from Latin distributio, 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 “distributif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistributivus—
2Latindistributiodivision, distribution
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 “distributif”

  • distributive
  • distributively
  • nondistributive
  • distributiveness
  • selfdistributive
  • semidistributive
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