Where does “rationaliser” come from?

rationaliser (English) comes from English rationalise, from French rationaliser, from French rationnel, from Latin rationalis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rationaliser (English): Alternative form of rationalizer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rationalizer

Ancestry of “rationaliser”, step by step

rationaliser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rationalise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrationalisealternative spelling of rationalize
2Frenchrationaliserto rationalize; to streamline
3Frenchrationnelrational
4Latinrationalisaccounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing...
5Latinratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ