Where does “lectionnaire” come from?
lectionnaire (French) comes from Medieval Latin lectionarium, from Latin lēctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lectionnaire (French): lectionary
Definitions
- lectionary
Ancestry of “lectionnaire”, step by step
lectionnaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin lectionarium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | lectionarium | — |
| 2 | Latin | lēctiō | A picking, selecting |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle French lectionnaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lectionnaire | — |