Where does “superstiĉe” come from?
superstiĉe (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto superstiĉa, from Esperanto superstiĉo, from English superstition, from Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
superstiĉe (Esperanto): superstitiously
Definitions
- superstitiously
Ancestry of “superstiĉe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | superstiĉa | superstitious |
| 2 | Esperanto | superstiĉo | superstition |
| 3 | English | superstition | A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or... |
| 4 | Middle French | superstition | — |
| 5 | Latin | superstitio | superstition |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |