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Where does “laudation” come from?

Laudation comes from Latin laudatio, a noun formation from laus meaning "praise," ultimately deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root lēw- meaning "to loosen" or "to break apart."

laudation (English): The act of lauding; high praise or commendation

Definitions

  1. The act of lauding; high praise or commendation

Ancestry of “laudation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaudatiocommendation, praise; eulogy, panegyric
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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