Where does “repetitionary” come from?
repetitionary (English) comes from English repetition, from English petition, from Old French peticiun, from Latin petitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
repetitionary (English): Of the nature of, or containing, repetition
Definitions
- Of the nature of, or containing, repetition
Ancestry of “repetitionary”, step by step
repetitionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repetition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repetition | The act or an instance of repeating or being... |
| 2 | English | petition | A formal, written request made to an official... |
| 3 | Old French | peticiun | request; demand |
| 4 | Latin | petitio | an attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition,... |
| 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 |