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Where does “exhortation” come from?

exhortation (English) comes from Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, from Latin exhortātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

exhortation (English): The act or practice of exhorting; the act of...

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of exhorting; the act of...

Ancestry of “exhortation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchexhortacion—
2Latinexhortātiōnem—
3Latinexhortātiō—
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
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