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Where does “cautionnement” come from?

cautionnement (French) comes from French cautionner, from French caution, from Old French caution, from Latin cautiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cautionnement (French): suretyship; security deposit

Definitions

  1. suretyship; security deposit

Ancestry of “cautionnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcautionnerto post bail; to support
2Frenchcautioncaution, guaranty, bail; deposit; security...
3Old Frenchcautionsecurity, surety
4Latincautiō—
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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