Where does “raison d'État” come from?
raison d'État (French) comes from French raison, from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
raison d'État (French): a state interest, especially when invoked as...
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- a state interest, especially when invoked as...
Ancestry of “raison d'État”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | raison | reason; common difference; common ratio |
| 2 | Old French | reson | logic, logical reasoning |
| 3 | Latin | ratiō | — |
| 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 “raison d'État”