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Where does “alteracion” come from?

alteracion (Old French) comes from Latin alteratio, 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.

alteracion (Old French): alteration; change

Definitions

  1. alteration; change

Ancestry of “alteracion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalteratioalteration, change
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 “alteracion”

  • alteration
  • realteration
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