Etymology of the English word digestion
the English word
digestionderived from the Old French word
digestionderived from the Latin word
digestio (arrangement; laying, setting out; digestion; dissolving of food; distribution of assimilated food in body)
derived from the Latin word
gestus (movement of the limbs, bodily action, carriage)
derived from the Latin word
digerere (dissolve, dissipate morbid matter; exercise; lay, set out; plant; scatter, disperse; carry)
derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
derived from the Latin word
gestum (what has been carried out, a business; deeds)
derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
derived from the Latin word
digestus (administration; arrangement and disposal; distribution; arranged, set in order; that has good digestion)
derived from the Latin word
digerere (dissolve, dissipate morbid matter; exercise; lay, set out; plant; scatter, disperse; carry)
derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
derived from the Latin word
dis (apart; rich, wealthy; richly adorned)
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Latin word
gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)
Date
The earliest known usage of digestion in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
