Where does “dition” come from?
dition (French) comes from Latin ditio, from Middle English enditen, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indicto, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
dition (French): authority
Definitions
- authority
Ancestry of “dition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ditio | Alternative form of dicio |
| 2 | Middle English | enditen | — |
| 3 | Old French | enditer | Alternative form of enditier |
| 4 | Late Latin | indicto | dative masculine singular of indictus; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | indictus | declared, proclaimed, published, announced,... |
| 6 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |