Where does “contradictie” come from?
contradictie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch contradictie, from Middle French contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from Latin contrādīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
contradictie (Dutch): contradiction
Definitions
- contradiction
Ancestry of “contradictie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | contradictie | — |
| 2 | Middle French | contradiction | — |
| 3 | Old French | contradiction | — |
| 4 | Latin | contrādictiō | The act of contradicting |
| 5 | Latin | contrādīcō | to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |