Where does “indicational” come from?
indicational (English) comes from English indication, from Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō, from Latin indicō, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indicational (English): Relating to indication
Definitions
- Relating to indication
Ancestry of “indicational”, step by step
indicational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indication
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indication | Act of pointing out or indicating; That which... |
| 2 | Old French | indication | — |
| 3 | Latin | indicātiō | The act of indicating, setting or rating the valuation of something; a valuation |
| 4 | Latin | indicō | to indicate, point out; show, manifest, discover |
| 5 | Latin | index | A pointer, indicator; The index finger,... |
| 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 |