Where does “pedestalize” come from?
pedestalize (English) comes from English pedestal, from Middle French piédestal, from Italian piedistallo, from Italian dì, from Italian circolazione, from Latin circulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pedestalize (English): To place something on a pedestal; to hold...
Definitions
- To place something on a pedestal; to hold...
Ancestry of “pedestalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedestal | The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp;... |
| 2 | Middle French | piédestal | — |
| 3 | Italian | piedistallo | pedestal |
| 4 | Italian | dì | day; daytime; second-person singular imperative... |
| 5 | Italian | circolazione | traffic |
| 6 | Latin | circulatio | revolution (circular course), circulation |
| 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 |