Where does “predikari” come from?

predikari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic predika, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

predikari (Icelandic): preacher

Definitions

  1. preacher

Ancestry of “predikari”, step by step

predikari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic predika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpredikato preach, give a sermon
2Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
3Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-