Where does “rationalise” come from?
Rationalise derives from French rationaliser, formed from Latin rationalis with the French suffix -iser, ultimately tracing to the Latin root reor meaning to think or calculate.
rationalise (English): alternative spelling of rationalize
Definitions
- alternative spelling of rationalize
Ancestry of “rationalise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rationaliser | to rationalize; to streamline |
| 2 | French | rationnel | rational |
| 3 | Latin | rationalis | accounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing... |
| 4 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |