Where does “afpreken” come from?
afpreken (Dutch) comes from Dutch preken, from Dutch prediken, from Middle Dutch prēdiken, from Old Dutch predicon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
afpreken (Dutch): to sermonise, to reproach at length; to dissuade...
Definitions
- to sermonise, to reproach at length; to dissuade...
Ancestry of “afpreken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | preken | to preach; to sermonise, to lecture |
| 2 | Dutch | prediken | to preach |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | prēdiken | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | predicon | to preach |
| 5 | Latin | praedicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |