Where does “contradict” come from?
Contradict comes from Latin contradictus, past participle of contradico, combining Latin contra and rota, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ret- and deyḱ-.
contradict (English): To deny the truth of; To deny the truth of the...
Definitions
- To deny the truth of; To deny the truth of the...
Ancestry of “contradict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | contradictus | |
| 2 | Latin | contrādīcō | to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay |
| 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 |