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Where does “деза” come from?

деза (Russian) comes from Russian дезинформа́ция, from French désinformation, from French information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

деза (Russian): disinformation

Definitions

  1. disinformation

Ancestry of “деза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдезинформа́ция—
2Frenchdésinformationdisinformation, misinformation
3Frenchinformationpiece of information; datum; news; information
4Latinīnfōrmātiō—
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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