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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | itio | a going, walking, travelling |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |