Where does “self-questioning” come from?
self-questioning (English) comes from English questioning, from English question, from French questionner, from French question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
self-questioning (English): The contemplation of one's actions, beliefs, etc
Definitions
- The contemplation of one's actions, beliefs, etc
Ancestry of “self-questioning”, step by step
self-questioning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English questioning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | questioning | The action of asking questions; a survey; an... |
| 2 | English | question | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for... |
| 3 | French | questionner | to question, interrogate; to call into question |
| 4 | French | question | a question; a matter or issue; a problem |
| 5 | Old French | question | question (verbal statement intended to elicit a response) |
| 6 | Latin | quaestiō | problem |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |