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Where does “prêcher” come from?

prêcher (French) comes from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prêcher (French): to preach; to advocate moral values, political...

Definitions

  1. to preach; to advocate moral values, political...

Ancestry of “prêcher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprëechier—
2Latinpraedicō—
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
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
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