Etymology

dissension

dis·sen·sion
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Today it means: An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken. Full definition →

Middle English dissencioun ← Middle French dissention ← Old French dissension
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  1. Latin · derived fromdissensio
  2. Old French · derived fromdissension
  3. Middle French · derived fromdissention
  4. Middle English · inherited fromdissencioun
  5. English todaydissension

Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.

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