LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fissiō

fissiō f (genitive fissiōnis)
Classical[ˈfɪs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfis.si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of breaking up or dividing.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefissiōfissiōnēs
genitivefissiōnisfissiōnum
dativefissiōnīfissiōnibus
accusativefissiōnemfissiōnēs
ablativefissiōnefissiōnibus
vocativefissiōfissiōnēs

fissĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a cleaving, dividing: glebarum, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 159.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰinédti
  3. Proto-Italic*findō
  4. Latinfissiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -siō Latin fissiō From findō (“to split”) + -siō (action noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishfission
  • Frenchfission
  • Italianfissione
  • Portuguesefissão
  • Spanishfisión
  • Finnishfissio
  • Sicilianfissiuni

Quick answers

What does fissiō mean in Latin?
fissiō, a noun, means “The act of breaking up or dividing.”.
What is the genitive of fissiō?
The genitive singular is fissiōnis. fissiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fissiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɪs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfis.si.o].
Where does fissiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti → Proto-Italic *findō → Latin fissiō.