Where does “preacht” come from?

preacht (English) comes from English preach, from Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

preacht (English): simple past tense and past participle of preach

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of preach

Ancestry of “preacht”, step by step

preacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English preach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreachTo give a sermon; To proclaim by public...
2Middle Englishprechento preach
3Old Frenchprëechier
4Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via English T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTThe ordinal number twentieth, derived from this...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-