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Where does “vindicator” come from?

vindicator (Latin) comes from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vindicator (Latin): avenger, vindicator; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. avenger, vindicator; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “vindicator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvindicō—
2Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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