Where does “discussiëren” come from?
discussiëren (Dutch) comes from Dutch discussie, from Middle French discussion, from Old French discussion, from Latin discussiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discussiëren (Dutch): to discuss
Definitions
- to discuss
Ancestry of “discussiëren”, step by step
discussiëren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch discussie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | discussie | discussion, debate |
| 2 | Middle French | discussion | discussion |
| 3 | Old French | discussion | discussion |
| 4 | Latin | discussiō | shaking |
| 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 |
via Dutch eren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eren | to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êren | to honour, to dignify |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |