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Where does “treasonableness” come from?

treasonableness (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.

treasonableness (English): The quality of being treasonable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being treasonable

Ancestry of “treasonableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtreasonableinvolving or constituting treason
2EnglishtreasonThe crime of betraying one’s own country; An act...
3Middle EnglishtresounBetrayal; aiding one's enemies or rivals;...
4Anglo-Norman Frenchtreson—
5Old FrenchtraïsonAlternative form of traison
6Latintrāditiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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