myEtymology.com: French etymology of digestion

Etymology of the French word digestion

the Old French word digestion

derived 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)

The earliest known usage of digestion in French dates from the 13th century.

Italian digestione, Provençal digestio, Spanish digestion

Word found in Old French