Where does “attestation” come from?
Attestation comes from Middle French attestation, derived from Latin attestor meaning to bear witness, formed from the prefix ad- and the root -tis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and -tis.
attestation (English): A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or...
Definitions
- A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or...
Ancestry of “attestation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | attestation | — |
| 2 | Latin | attestatio | attestation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |