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Where does “seditious” come from?

Seditious derives from Middle French séditieux, from Latin seditiosus, formed from Latin sed (aside) and eo (to go), with the adjective-forming suffix -osus.

seditious (English): Of, related to, or being involved in sedition

Definitions

  1. Of, related to, or being involved in sedition

Ancestry of “seditious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchséditieux—
2Latinseditiosusmutinous, seditious; quarrelsome, factious;...
3Latinsēditiō—
4Latinitioa going, walking, travelling
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “seditious”

  • seditiously
  • seditiousness
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