Where does “abnegacio” come from?
abnegacio (Esperanto) comes from English abnegation, from Latin abnegātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
abnegacio (Esperanto): abnegation, self-denial
Definitions
- abnegation, self-denial
Ancestry of “abnegacio”, step by step
abnegacio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English abnegation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abnegation | A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or... |
| 2 | Latin | abnegātiō | The act of denying; denial |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French abnégation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abnégation | selflessness, self-sacrifice; denial, abnegation |
via Italian abnegazione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | abnegazione | abnegation, self-sacrifice |