Where does “rededication” come from?
rededication (English) comes from English dedication, from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion, from Latin dedicatio, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rededication (English): A new dedication
Ancestry of “rededication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dedication | The act of dedicating or the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | dedicacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | dedicacion | consecration of a church or chapel |
| 4 | Latin | dedicatio | dedication, consecration |
| 5 | Latin | dēdicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |