Where does “predicar” come from?
predicar (Ido) comes from Ido dicar, from English predict, from French prédire, from Italian predicare, from Spanish predicar, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predicar (Ido): to predict, prophesy, foretell
Definitions
- to predict, prophesy, foretell
Ancestry of “predicar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | dicar | to say, to tell |
| 2 | English | predict | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or... |
| 3 | French | prédire | to predict, foretell |
| 4 | Italian | predicare | to preach |
| 5 | Spanish | predicar | to preach |
| 6 | Latin | praedicō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |