Where does “antidictionary” come from?

antidictionary (English) comes from English Dictionary, from Middle English dixionare, from Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antidictionary (English): The set of all words of minimal length that never...

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  1. The set of all words of minimal length that never...

Ancestry of “antidictionary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDictionaryNickname for a swot or studious person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words
2Middle Englishdixionaredictionary
3Medieval Latindictionariumdictionary
4Latindictiōa saying, speaking, speech, talk, oratory
5Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-