Where does “noncontradiction” come from?
noncontradiction (English) comes from English contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from Latin contrādīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
noncontradiction (English): A statement which is logically not a...
Definitions
- A statement which is logically not a...
Ancestry of “noncontradiction”, step by step
noncontradiction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contradiction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contradiction | The act of contradicting; A statement that... |
| 2 | Old French | contradiction | — |
| 3 | Latin | contrādictiō | The act of contradicting |
| 4 | Latin | contrādīcō | to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |