Where does “preachingly” come from?
preachingly (English) comes from English preaching, from Middle English prechynge, 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.
preachingly (English): In a way that preaches
Definitions
- In a way that preaches
Ancestry of “preachingly”, step by step
preachingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preaching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preaching | present participle of preach; The act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | prechynge | preaching |
| 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 |