Where does “prædikestol” come from?
prædikestol (Danish) comes from Danish prædike, from Middle Dutch predike, from Esperanto predikon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prædikestol (Danish): pulpit
Definitions
- pulpit
Ancestry of “prædikestol”, step by step
prædikestol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish prædike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | prædike | to preach to give a sermon |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | predike | — |
| 3 | Esperanto | predikon | accusative singular of prediko |
| 4 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Danish stol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stol | chair; imperative of stole |
| 2 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |