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Where does “autocontradiction” come from?

autocontradiction (French) comes from French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from Latin contrādīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

autocontradiction (French): self-contradiction

Definitions

  1. self-contradiction

Ancestry of “autocontradiction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcontradictioncontradiction
2Latincontrādictiō—
3Latincontrādīcō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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