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Where does “instruccion” come from?

instruccion (Old French) comes from Latin instructio, 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 “instruccion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininstructioA constructing, erecting, building, insertion; An...
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 “instruccion”

  • instruction
  • instructional
  • microinstruction
  • noninstructional
  • postinstruction
  • preinstructional
  • preinstruction
  • reinstruction
  • macroinstruction
  • misinstruction
  • subinstruction
  • instructionless
  • teleinstructional
  • nanoinstruction
  • pre-instructional
  • teleinstruction
  • instruccioun
  • instruksyon
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