Where does “redistributive” come from?
redistributive (French) comes from French redistributif, from French distributif, from Latin distributivus, from Latin distributio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
redistributive (French): feminine singular of redistributif
Definitions
- feminine singular of redistributif
Ancestry of “redistributive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | redistributif | redistributive |
| 2 | French | distributif | distributive; distributive, distributive case |
| 3 | Latin | distributivus | distributive |
| 4 | Latin | distributio | division, distribution |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |