Where does “oraison” come from?

oraison (French) comes from Middle French oraison, from Old French oroison, from Latin ōrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

oraison (French): oration; orison, meditative prayer

Definitions

  1. oration; orison, meditative prayer

Ancestry of “oraison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchoraisonoration
2Old Frenchoroisonprayer
3Latinōrātiōspeech, discourse, language
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-