Where does “pétitionner” come from?
pétitionner (French) comes from French pétition, from Old French peticiun, from Latin petitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pétitionner (French): to petition
Definitions
- to petition
Ancestry of “pétitionner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pétition | petition |
| 2 | Old French | peticiun | request; demand |
| 3 | Latin | petitio | an attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |