Where does “indicatief” come from?
indicatief (Dutch) comes from French indicatif, from Latin indicativus, from Latin indicō, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indicatief (Dutch): indicative, approximative, roughly estimated; The...
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- indicative, approximative, roughly estimated; The...
Ancestry of “indicatief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | indicatif | indicative |
| 2 | Latin | indicativus | indicative |
| 3 | Latin | indicō | — |
| 4 | Latin | index | A pointer, indicator; The index finger,... |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |