Where does “predicational” come from?
predicational (English) comes from English predication, from Middle English predicacion, from Anglo-Norman predicaciun, from Latin praedicātiō, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predicational (English): Relating to predicates or predications
Definitions
- Relating to predicates or predications
Ancestry of “predicational”, step by step
predicational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English predication
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | predication | A proclamation, announcement or preaching; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | predicacion | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | predicaciun | preaching; predication |
| 4 | Latin | praedicātiō | public proclamation or publication |
| 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 |