Where does “extradite” come from?
extradite (English) comes from English extradition, from French extradition, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
extradite (English): To remove a person from one state to another by...
Definitions
- To remove a person from one state to another by...
Ancestry of “extradite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extradition | a formal process by which a criminal suspect held... |
| 2 | French | extradition | extradition formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence |
| 3 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |