Where does “preachiness” come from?
preachiness (English) comes from English preachy, from English preach, from Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
preachiness (English): The quality of being preachy
Definitions
- The quality of being preachy
Ancestry of “preachiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preachy | Tending toward excessive moralization |
| 2 | English | preach | To give a sermon; To proclaim by public... |
| 3 | Middle English | prechen | to preach |
| 4 | Old French | prëechier | — |
| 5 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 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 |