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Where does “Acalyptrata” come from?

Acalyptrata (Translingual) comes from Translingual Acalyptratae, from Translingual A, from English acceleration, from Latin accelerātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “Acalyptrata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAcalyptratae—
2TranslingualAAmpere, a unit of electrical current; IUPAC...
3EnglishaccelerationThe act of accelerating, or the state of being...
4Latinaccelerātiō—
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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