Where does “postulant” come from?
postulant (French) comes from French postuler, from French postulat, from Latin postulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postulant (French): present participle of postuler
Definitions
- present participle of postuler
Ancestry of “postulant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | postuler | to claim, to request, to ask for; to apply; to... |
| 2 | French | postulat | postulate |
| 3 | Latin | postulatio | petition, request; complaint |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “postulant”