Where does “réasúnaíocht” come from?

réasúnaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish réasúnaigh, from Irish réasún, from Middle Irish résún, from Anglo-Norman raisun, from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

réasúnaíocht (Irish): reasoning; rationality; rationale

Definitions

  1. reasoning; rationality; rationale

Ancestry of “réasúnaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréasúnaighto reason, rationalize
2Irishréasúnreason, reasoning faculty; reasonableness, sense;...
3Middle Irishrésúnreason
4Anglo-NormanraisunAlternative form of reson
5Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
6Latinratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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