Where does “transact” come from?
transact (English) comes from English transaction, from Middle French transaction, from Old French transaccion, from Latin transactio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
transact (English): To do, carry through, conduct or perform some...
Definitions
- To do, carry through, conduct or perform some...
Ancestry of “transact”, step by step
transact traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transaction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transaction | The act of conducting or carrying out; A deal or... |
| 2 | Middle French | transaction | — |
| 3 | Old French | transaccion | — |
| 4 | Latin | transactio | completion; agreement, transaction, deal |
| 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 |
via Latin transactus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | transactus | pierced; finished etc.; transacted |