Where does “obligational” come from?
obligational (English) comes from English obligation, from Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
obligational (English): Pertaining to, or in the nature of, obligation
Definitions
- Pertaining to, or in the nature of, obligation
Ancestry of “obligational”, step by step
obligational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obligation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obligation | The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | obligacioun | A covenant or contract; a directive obligating... |
| 3 | Old French | obligacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | obligatio | binding; engaging, pledging, obligation, bond;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |