Where does “contradiction” come from?
contradiction (French) comes from Latin contrādictiō, from Latin contrādīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
contradiction (French): contradiction
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