Where does “contradiction” come from?

Contradiction comes from Old French contradiction, from Latin contradictio (a speaking against), derived from Latin contra (against) and the verbal noun suffix -tio, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to turn or speak.

contradiction (English): The act of contradicting; A statement that...

Definitions

The act of contradicting; A statement that...

Ancestry of “contradiction”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	contradiction	—
2	Latin	contrādictiō	The act of contradicting
3	Latin	contrādīcō	to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay
4	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
6	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
8	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
9	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10	Latin	calceus	shoe
11	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
12	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “contradiction”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →