Where does “dittology” come from?
dittology (English) comes from English ditto, from Italian ditto, from Italian detto, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dittology (English): A double reading or interpretation of a text
Definitions
- A double reading or interpretation of a text
Ancestry of “dittology”, step by step
dittology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ditto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ditto | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the... |
| 2 | Italian | ditto | — |
| 3 | Italian | detto | past participle of dire; past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 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 English logy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 2 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 3 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 4 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 5 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 6 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 7 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |