Where does “invasion” come from?

invasion (Middle French) comes from Latin invāsio, 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.

invasion (Middle French): invasion

Definitions

invasion

Ancestry of “invasion”, step by step

invasion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin invāsio

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	invāsio	attack, invasion
2	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
3	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
5	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
6	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7	Latin	calceus	shoe
8	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
9	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Late Latin invasionem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	invasionem	accusative singular of invāsiō
2	Latin	invasio	attack; invasion
3	Latin	invasus	entered, invaded
4	Latin	invado	I enter; I invade
5	Latin	vādō	to go, walk, rush
6	Latin	vadere	second-person singular present passive...
7	Latin	vado	I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
8	Proto-Italic	wāðō	advance, proceed, go
9	Proto-Indo-European	weh₂dʰ-	to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “invasion”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →