Where does “Inscriptional Pahlavi” come from?
Inscriptional Pahlavi (English) comes from English inscriptional, from English inscription, from Latin inscriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Inscriptional Pahlavi (English): The earliest attested form of Pahlavi scripts, dating to the reign of Mithridates I (r. 171–138 BC)
Definitions
- The earliest attested form of Pahlavi scripts, dating to the reign of Mithridates I (r. 171–138 BC)
Ancestry of “Inscriptional Pahlavi”, step by step
Inscriptional Pahlavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inscriptional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inscriptional | Of or pertaining to inscription |
| 2 | English | inscription | The act of inscribing; Text carved on a wall or... |
| 3 | Latin | inscriptio | inscription, title |
| 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 |