Where does “semitreasonable” come from?
semitreasonable (English) comes from English treasonable, from English treason, from Middle English tresoun, from Anglo-Norman French treson, from Old French traïson, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
semitreasonable (English): Somewhat or partially treasonable
Definitions
- Somewhat or partially treasonable
Ancestry of “semitreasonable”, step by step
semitreasonable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English treasonable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treasonable | involving or constituting treason |
| 2 | English | treason | The crime of betraying one’s own country; An act... |
| 3 | Middle English | tresoun | Betrayal; aiding one's enemies or rivals;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | treson | — |
| 5 | Old French | traïson | Alternative form of traison |
| 6 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 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 |