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Where does “leçon” come from?

leçon (Old French) comes from Latin lēctiō, 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.

leçon (Old French): reading; story; tale; piece of information

Definitions

  1. reading; story; tale; piece of information

Ancestry of “leçon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēctiō—
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 “leçon”

  • lesson
  • minilesson
  • e-lesson
  • microlesson
  • leçon
  • lessoun
  • leasan
  • leçaon
  • leson
  • nesen
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