Where does “contraindicator” come from?
contraindicator (English) comes from English indicator, from Latin indicātor, from Latin indicō, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
contraindicator (English): A contraindication
Definitions
- A contraindication
Ancestry of “contraindicator”, step by step
contraindicator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indicator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indicator | A pointer or index that indicates something; A... |
| 2 | Latin | indicātor | Someone who points out |
| 3 | Latin | indicō | to indicate, point out; show, manifest, discover |
| 4 | Latin | index | A pointer, indicator; The index finger,... |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 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 |