Where does “sedition” come from?
Sedition comes from Old French sedicion, from Latin seditio, literally "a going apart," from sed (aside) and eo (to go).
sedition (English): Organized incitement of rebellion or civil...
Definitions
- Organized incitement of rebellion or civil...
Ancestry of “sedition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sedicion | — |
| 2 | Latin | sēditiō | insurrection, dissension, mutiny, sedition, rebellion, outbreak, uprising, riot |
| 3 | Latin | itio | a going, walking, travelling |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |