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Where does “unidirecțional” come from?

unidirecțional (Romanian) comes from French unidirectionnel, from French directionnel, from French direction, from Latin dīrectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unidirecțional (Romanian): unidirectional

Definitions

  1. unidirectional

Ancestry of “unidirecțional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchunidirectionnelunidirectional
2Frenchdirectionneldirectional
3Frenchdirectiondirection; government; the director of the...
4Latindīrectio—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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