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Where does “disputatious” come from?

disputatious (English) comes from English disputation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disputatious (English): Of or relating to something that is in question...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to something that is in question...

Ancestry of “disputatious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisputationThe act of disputing; a dispute or argument; A...
2Old Frenchdisputation—
3Latindisputatioarguing, reasoning, discussing, debating;...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disputatious”

  • disputatiousness
  • disputatiously
  • undisputatious
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