Where does “deraign” come from?

deraign (English) comes from Middle English dereynen, from Old French deraisnier, from Latin derationo, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

deraign (English): To prove or to refute by proof, especially on...

Definitions

  1. To prove or to refute by proof, especially on...

Ancestry of “deraign”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdereynenTo fight for; to contest in battle
2Old Frenchderaisnierto explain; to justify
3Latinderationo
4Latinratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-