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Where does “rationnel” come from?

rationnel (French) comes from Latin rationalis, 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.

rationnel (French): rational

Definitions

  1. rational

Ancestry of “rationnel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrationalisaccounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing...
2Latinratiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
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 “rationnel”

  • rationalization
  • rationalize
  • rationalise
  • rationalizable
  • rationalizer
  • rationaliser
  • rationalizability
  • nonrationalizable
  • rationalisable
  • unrationalizable
  • rerationalize
  • rerationalization
  • rationalisation
  • irrationalité
  • antirationnel
  • rationnellement
  • rationalité
  • rationalisation
  • rationaliser
  • birationnel
  • rationalisieren
  • racionalizál
  • rasyonel
  • raționalizabil
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