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Where does “contre-indication” come from?

contre-indication (French) comes from French indication, from Latin indicātiō, from Latin indicō, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

contre-indication (French): a contraindication

Definitions

  1. a contraindication

Ancestry of “contre-indication”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchindicationdirection, instruction; indication, sign;...
2Latinindicātiō—
3Latinindicō—
4LatinindexA pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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