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
- reasoning; rationality; rationale
Ancestry of “réasúnaíocht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | réasúnaigh | reason, rationalize; inflection of réasúnach :
##... |
| 2 | Irish | réasún | reason, reasoning faculty; reasonableness, sense;... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | résún | reason |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | raisun | Alternative form of reson |
| 5 | Old French | reson | logic, logical reasoning |
| 6 | Latin | ratiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |