Where does “declaration” come from?
Declaration comes from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declarationem (noun form of declaratio), derived from the Latin verb stem clarus meaning clear, with the agent suffix -tio.
declaration (English): A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,...
Definitions
- A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,...
Ancestry of “declaration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 2 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 3 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 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 |