Where does “rationalisieren” come from?
rationalisieren (German) comes from French rationaliser, from French rationnel, from Latin rationalis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rationalisieren (German): to rationalize to make more rational
Definitions
- to rationalize to make more rational
Ancestry of “rationalisieren”, step by step
rationalisieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French rationaliser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rationaliser | to rationalize; to streamline |
| 2 | French | rationnel | rational |
| 3 | Latin | rationalis | accounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing... |
| 4 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 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 |
via German rational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rational | rational |