Where does “predikant” come from?
predikant (English) comes from Dutch predikant, from Dutch prediken, from Middle Dutch prēdiken, from Old Dutch predicon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predikant (English): A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or...
Definitions
- A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or...
Ancestry of “predikant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | predikant | preacher, minister |
| 2 | Dutch | prediken | to preach |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | prēdiken | to preach |
| 4 | Old Dutch | predicon | to preach |
| 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 |