Where does “semireasonable” come from?
semireasonable (English) comes from English reasonable, from Old French resnable, from Latin ratiōnābilis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
semireasonable (English): Somewhat or partially reasonable
Definitions
- Somewhat or partially reasonable
Ancestry of “semireasonable”, step by step
semireasonable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reasonable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reasonable | Having the faculty of reason; rational,... |
| 2 | Old French | resnable | wise; intelligent |
| 3 | Latin | ratiōnābilis | rational, capable of reasoning |
| 4 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |