Where does “predicate” come from?
Predicate comes from Middle French predicat, from Latin praedicatum meaning "something declared," derived from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- meaning "to show" and per- meaning "forward."
predicate (English): The part of the sentence which states something...
Definitions
- The part of the sentence which states something...
Ancestry of “predicate”, step by step
predicate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin praedicātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praedicātus | proclaimed, having been proclaimed, declared publicly, having been declared publicly |
| 2 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 3 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle French predicat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | predicat | predicate |
| 2 | Latin | praedicatum | thing said of a subject; accusative supine of... |