Where does “ledit” come from?
ledit (French) comes from French dît, from Old French dit, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ledit (French): Said, the said, the aforementioned
Definitions
- Said, the said, the aforementioned
Ancestry of “ledit”, step by step
ledit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dît
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dît | third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of... |
| 2 | Old French | dit | word; story; tale; past participle of dire |
| 3 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |