Where does “preach” come from?
Preach comes from Middle English prechen, from Latin praedicare meaning to proclaim or make known, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- meaning to show or point out.
preach (English): To give a sermon; To proclaim by public...
Definitions
- To give a sermon; To proclaim by public...
Ancestry of “preach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | prechen | to preach |
| 2 | Old French | prëechier | — |
| 3 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 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 |