Where does “abdicate” come from?
Abdicate comes from Latin abdicatus, past participle of abdico, composed of Latin ab meaning "away" and the Proto-Indo-European root deyḱ- meaning "to point or show."
abdicate (English): To disclaim and expel from the family, as a...
Definitions
- To disclaim and expel from the family, as a...
Ancestry of “abdicate”, step by step
abdicate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin abdicatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abdicatus | denied, refused, rejected, having been rejected;... |
| 2 | Latin | abdicō | to be against, disapprove of, reject, refuse, deny, forbid, disallow, condemn |
| 3 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 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 |
via Latin abdicāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abdicāre | — |