Where does “seditiousness” come from?
seditiousness (English) comes from English seditious, from Middle French séditieux, from Latin seditiosus, from Latin sēditiō, from Latin itio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
seditiousness (English): The quality of being seditious
Definitions
- The quality of being seditious
Ancestry of “seditiousness”, step by step
seditiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seditious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seditious | Of, related to, or being involved in sedition |
| 2 | Middle French | séditieux | — |
| 3 | Latin | seditiosus | mutinous, seditious; quarrelsome, factious;... |
| 4 | Latin | sēditiō | insurrection, dissension, mutiny, sedition, rebellion, outbreak, uprising, riot |
| 5 | Latin | itio | a going, walking, travelling |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |