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Where does “estension” come from?

estension (Old French) comes from Latin extensio, 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 “estension”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextensioextension, stretching; swelling, tumour
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 “estension”

  • extension
  • extensional
  • hyperextension
  • overextension
  • extensionally
  • extensionality
  • extensionalism
  • extensionless
  • extensionalist
  • coextension
  • underextension
  • extensionist
  • inextension
  • inextensional
  • counterextension
  • superextension
  • leg extension
  • Extension Scouting
  • postextension
  • flexoextension
  • extension
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