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Where does “prescripcion” come from?

prescripcion (Old French) comes from Latin praescriptio, 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 “prescripcion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraescriptiopreface, introduction, commencement; pretext,...
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 “prescripcion”

  • prescription
  • nonprescription
  • overprescription
  • prescriptionist
  • underprescription
  • misprescription
  • prescriptionless
  • e-prescription
  • deprescription
  • prescription
  • prescription
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