Where does “raison” come from?

raison (French) comes from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

raison (French): reason; common difference; common ratio

Definitions

  1. reason; common difference; common ratio

Ancestry of “raison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
2Latinratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “raison

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-