Where does “extradition” come from?
Extradition comes from French extradition, formed from Latin ex- meaning "out" and Latin dō meaning "give," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- meaning "cross" or "pass over."
extradition (English): a formal process by which a criminal suspect held...
Definitions
- a formal process by which a criminal suspect held...
Ancestry of “extradition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 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 |