Where does “damnatory” come from?
damnatory (English) comes from Latin damnatorius, from Latin damnatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
damnatory (English): Containing a sentence of condemnation
Definitions
- Containing a sentence of condemnation
Ancestry of “damnatory”, step by step
damnatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin damnatorius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | damnatorius | condemnatory |
| 2 | Latin | damnatio | condemnation; damnation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English damn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 2 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 3 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 4 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 5 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |