Where does “verdictive” come from?
verdictive (English) comes from English verdict, from Middle English verdit, from Old French verdit, from Vulgar Latin veredictum, from Latin dictum, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
verdictive (English): Having the illocutionary force of issuing a...
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- Having the illocutionary force of issuing a...
Ancestry of “verdictive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verdict | A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or... |
| 2 | Middle English | verdit | A verdict; a judgement or ruling; A position or... |
| 3 | Old French | verdit | verdict |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | veredictum | — |
| 5 | Latin | dictum | a word, saying, something said; proverb, maxim,... |
| 6 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |