Where does “rationalizer” come from?
rationalizer (English) comes from English rationalize, 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.
rationalizer (English): One who rationalizes
Definitions
- One who rationalizes
Ancestry of “rationalizer”, step by step
rationalizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rationalize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rationalize | To make something rational or more rational; To... |
| 2 | French | rationaliser | to rationalize; to streamline |
| 3 | French | rationnel | rational |
| 4 | Latin | rationalis | accounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing... |
| 5 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |