Where does “rem acu tango” come from?
rem acu tango (Latin) comes from Latin rem, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rem acu tango (Latin): to hit the nail on the head
Definitions
- to hit the nail on the head
Ancestry of “rem acu tango”, step by step
rem acu tango traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin rem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rem | accusative singular of rēs |
| 2 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 3 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 4 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 5 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |