Where does “disputatiously” come from?
disputatiously (English) comes from English disputatious, from English disputation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disputatiously (English): In a disputatious manner
Ancestry of “disputatiously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disputatious | Of or relating to something that is in question... |
| 2 | English | disputation | The act of disputing; a dispute or argument; A... |
| 3 | Old French | disputation | — |
| 4 | Latin | disputatio | arguing, reasoning, discussing, debating;... |
| 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 |