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Where does “welldoing” come from?

welldoing (English) comes from English doing, from English do, from English ditto, from Italian ditto, from Italian detto, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

welldoing (English): A doing well; right performance of duties

Definitions

  1. A doing well; right performance of duties

Ancestry of “welldoing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoingA deed or action, especially when somebody is...
2Englishdo1897 December , Winston Churchill, chapter IV,...
3EnglishdittoThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the...
4Italianditto—
5Italiandettopast participle of dire; past participle of...
6Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
7Latindīcō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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