Where does “dispensationalist” come from?
dispensationalist (English) comes from English dispensational, from English dispensation, from Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dispensationalist (English): Of or pertaining to dispensationalism; A...
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- Of or pertaining to dispensationalism; A...
Ancestry of “dispensationalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dispensational | Of or pertaining to dispensation |
| 2 | English | dispensation | The act of dispensing or dealing out;... |
| 3 | Old French | despensacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | dispensatio | management, administration, stewardship;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |