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Where does “dédicacer” come from?

dédicacer (French) comes from French dédicace, from Old French dedicacion, from Latin dedicatio, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dédicacer (French): to sign, autograph

Definitions

  1. to sign, autograph

Ancestry of “dédicacer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédicacededication; first-person singular present...
2Old Frenchdedicacionconsecration of a church or chapel
3Latindedicatiodedication, consecration
4Latindēdicō—
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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