Where does “contrādīcō” come from?

contrādīcō (Latin) comes from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

contrādīcō (Latin): to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay

Definitions

  1. to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay

Ancestry of “contrādīcō”, step by step

contrādīcō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dīcō

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

via Latin contrā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrāagainst
2Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
3Latincubī
4Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere

Words derived from “contrādīcō

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-