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Where does “estanflación” come from?

estanflación (Spanish) comes from English stagflation, from English inflation, from Old French inflation, from Latin īnflātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

estanflación (Spanish): stagflation

Definitions

  1. stagflation

Ancestry of “estanflación”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstagflationInflation accompanied by stagnant growth,...
2EnglishinflationAn act, instance of, or state of expansion or...
3Old Frenchinflationswelling
4Latinīnflātiō—
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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