Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “purificacion” come from?

purificacion (Old French) comes from Spanish purificación, from Latin purificatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “purificacion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpurificaciónpurification
2Latinpurificatiopurification
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “purificacion”

  • purification
  • immunopurification
  • repurification
  • copurification
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →