Where does “floculație” come from?

floculație (Romanian) comes from French floculation, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

floculație (Romanian): flocculation

Definitions

  1. flocculation

Ancestry of “floculație”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfloculationflocculation
2French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-