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Where does “vicegobernación” come from?

vicegobernación (Spanish) comes from Spanish gobernación, from Old Spanish gouernaçion, from Latin gubernatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vicegobernación (Spanish): deputy government

Definitions

  1. deputy government

Ancestry of “vicegobernación”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgobernacióngovernment, governance
2Old Spanishgouernaçion—
3Latingubernatiosteering, pilotage; direction, control;...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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