Where does “nonrationalizable” come from?
nonrationalizable (English) comes from English rationalizable, from English rationalize, from French rationaliser, from French rationnel, from Latin rationalis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonrationalizable (English): Not rationalizable
Definitions
- Not rationalizable
Ancestry of “nonrationalizable”, step by step
nonrationalizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rationalizable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rationalizable | Able to be rationalized |
| 2 | English | rationalize | To make something rational or more rational; To... |
| 3 | French | rationaliser | to rationalize; to streamline |
| 4 | French | rationnel | rational |
| 5 | Latin | rationalis | accounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing... |
| 6 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 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 |