Where does “rebuslike” come from?
rebuslike (English) comes from English rebus, from French rébus, from Latin rebus, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rebuslike (English): Resembling a rebus or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a rebus or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “rebuslike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rebus | A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to... |
| 2 | French | rébus | rebus |
| 3 | Latin | rebus | dative plural of rēs; ablative plural of rēs |
| 4 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 6 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 7 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |