Where does “contradictòriament” come from?
contradictòriament (Catalan) comes from Catalan contradictori, from Late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contrādīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
contradictòriament (Catalan): contradictorily
Definitions
- contradictorily
Ancestry of “contradictòriament”, step by step
contradictòriament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan contradictori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | contradictori | contradictory |
| 2 | Late Latin | contradictorius | contradictory; Containing an objection or... |
| 3 | Latin | contrādīcō | to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |