Where does “ratiocinator” come from?
ratiocinator (English) comes from English ratiocinate, from Latin ratiōcinor, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ratiocinator (English): One who ratiocinates; a reasoner
Definitions
- One who ratiocinates; a reasoner
Ancestry of “ratiocinator”, step by step
ratiocinator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ratiocinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ratiocinate | To use the powers of the mind logically and... |
| 2 | Latin | ratiōcinor | to reckon, compute or calculate |
| 3 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 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 English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |