Where does “seditionary” come from?
seditionary (English) comes from English sedition, from Old French sedicion, from Latin sēditiō, from Latin itio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
seditionary (English): An inciter or promoter of sedition; a...
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- An inciter or promoter of sedition; a...
Ancestry of “seditionary”, step by step
seditionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sedition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sedition | Organized incitement of rebellion or civil... |
| 2 | Old French | sedicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēditiō | insurrection, dissension, mutiny, sedition, rebellion, outbreak, uprising, riot |
| 4 | Latin | itio | a going, walking, travelling |
| 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 |