Where does “hopedict” come from?
hopedict (English) comes from English predict, from French prédire, from Italian predicare, from Spanish predicar, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
hopedict (English): To predict (an outcome) not because one finds it probable but because one prefers it. To predict with optimism
Definitions
- To predict (an outcome) not because one finds it probable but because one prefers it. To predict with optimism
Ancestry of “hopedict”, step by step
hopedict traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English predict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | predict | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or... |
| 2 | French | prédire | to predict, foretell |
| 3 | Italian | predicare | to preach |
| 4 | Spanish | predicar | to preach |
| 5 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |