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Where does “abdicant” come from?

abdicant (English) comes from English abdicate, from Latin abdicatus, from Latin abdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

abdicant (English): Abdicating; renouncing; One who abdicates

Definitions

  1. Abdicating; renouncing; One who abdicates

Ancestry of “abdicant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabdicateTo disclaim and expel from the family, as a...
2Latinabdicatusdenied, refused, rejected, having been rejected;...
3Latinabdicō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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