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Where does “generacion” come from?

generacion (Middle French) comes from Latin generātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “generacion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenerātiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “generacion”

  • generation
  • regeneration
  • generational
  • intergenerational
  • multigenerational
  • cogeneration
  • transgenerational
  • intragenerational
  • generationally
  • intergenerationally
  • microgeneration
  • multigeneration
  • photogeneration
  • overgeneration
  • transgenerationally
  • intergeneration
  • neuroregeneration
  • trigeneration
  • autogeneration
  • regenerationist
  • hydrogeneration
  • unigenerational
  • unregeneration
  • regenerationism
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