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Where does “innovacion” come from?

innovacion (Old French) comes from Latin innovatio, 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 “innovacion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininnovatiorenewal; alteration; innovation
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 “innovacion”

  • innovation
  • innovational
  • innovationist
  • innovationism
  • hyperinnovation
  • innovation
  • inovație
  • innovation
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