Where does “civil violation” come from?
civil violation (English) comes from English violation, from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
civil violation (English): A violation of civil law, not treated as a crime
Definitions
- A violation of civil law, not treated as a crime
Ancestry of “civil violation”, step by step
civil violation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English violation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violation | The act or an instance of violating or the... |
| 2 | Middle French | violation | — |
| 3 | Latin | violātiō | violation, profanation |
| 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 |