Where does “impredictability” come from?
impredictability (English) comes from English predictability, from English predict, from French prédire, from Italian predicare, from Spanish predicar, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “impredictability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | predictability | The characteristic of being predictable |
| 2 | English | predict | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or... |
| 3 | French | prédire | to predict, foretell |
| 4 | Italian | predicare | to preach |
| 5 | Spanish | predicar | to preach |
| 6 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |