Where does “contradick” come from?
contradick (English) comes from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
contradick (English): Pronunciation spelling of contradict; An...
Definitions
- Pronunciation spelling of contradict; An...
Ancestry of “contradick”, step by step
contradick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 2 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 3 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 4 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 5 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English contradict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contradict | To deny the truth of; To deny the truth of the... |
| 2 | Latin | contradictus | |
| 3 | Latin | contrādīcō | to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay |
| 4 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 5 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 6 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |