Where does “self-contradiction” come from?
self-contradiction (English) comes from English contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from Latin contrādīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
self-contradiction (English): A statement that contains a contradiction, or a...
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- A statement that contains a contradiction, or a...
Ancestry of “self-contradiction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contradiction | The act of contradicting; A statement that... |
| 2 | Old French | contradiction | — |
| 3 | Latin | contrādictiō | The act of contradicting |
| 4 | Latin | contrādīcō | to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 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 |