Where does “dictionnaire” come from?

dictionnaire (French) comes from Middle French dictionnaire, from Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

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Ancestry of “dictionnaire”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	dictionnaire	dictionary
2	Medieval Latin	dictionarium	dictionary
3	Latin	dictiō	a saying, speaking, speech, talk, oratory
4	Latin	dictus	said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
5	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
7	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
9	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
10	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11	Latin	calceus	shoe
12	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
13	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dictionnaire”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →