Where does “neutral citation” come from?
neutral citation (English) comes from English citation, from Old French citation, from Latin citatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
neutral citation (English): a citation of a case that is independent of any case reporters
Definitions
- a citation of a case that is independent of any case reporters
Ancestry of “neutral citation”, step by step
neutral citation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English citation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | citation | An official summons or notice given to a person... |
| 2 | Old French | citation | — |
| 3 | Latin | citatio | summoning, calling; proclamation; citation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English neutral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neutral | Not taking sides in a conflict such as war;... |
| 2 | Middle French | neutral | — |
| 3 | Old French | neutral | — |
| 4 | Latin | neutrālis | neuter |
| 5 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 6 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 7 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |