Where does “attest” come from?
attest (Dutch) comes from Dutch attestatie, from Middle French attestation, from Latin attestatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
attest (Dutch): certificate, document supporting an assertion
Definitions
- certificate, document supporting an assertion
Ancestry of “attest”, step by step
attest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch attestatie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | attestatie | document supporting an assertion, certificate;... |
| 2 | Middle French | attestation | — |
| 3 | Latin | attestatio | attestation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle French attester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | attester | — |