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Where does “patristics” come from?

patristics (English) comes from Italian patristica, from Italian patrio, from Latin patrius, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

patristics (English): The study of the works of the early Christian...

Definitions

  1. The study of the works of the early Christian...

Ancestry of “patristics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpatristicapatristics; feminine singular of patristico
2Italianpatrionative; of one's country; paternal
3Latinpatriusfather's, fatherly, paternal; hereditary;...
4Latiniūs—
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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