Where does “dedicative” come from?
dedicative (English) comes from English dedicate, from French dédier, from Italian dedicare, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dedicative (English): Relating to dedication
Definitions
- Relating to dedication
Ancestry of “dedicative”, step by step
dedicative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dedicate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dedicate | To set apart for a deity or for religious... |
| 2 | French | dédier | to dedicate |
| 3 | Italian | dedicare | to dedicate |
| 4 | Latin | dēdicō | to dedicate, consecrate |
| 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 |
via Latin dēdicātīvus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēdicātīvus | affirmative |