Where does “erudition” come from?
Erudition comes from Middle French érudition, from Latin eruditio, ultimately deriving from the Latin prefix ex- and Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
erudition (English): Profound knowledge, especially that based on...
Definitions
- Profound knowledge, especially that based on...
Ancestry of “erudition”, step by step
erudition traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French érudition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | érudition | erudition |
| 2 | Latin | eruditio | That which removes one from ignorance, "whether" |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle French érudition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | érudition | — |
via Spanish erudición
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | erudición | erudition, learning, scholarship |