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Where does “racionāliste” come from?

racionāliste (Latvian) comes from Latvian racionālists, from Latvian racionāls, from Latin rationalis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

racionāliste (Latvian): rationalist

Definitions

  1. rationalist

Ancestry of “racionāliste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianracionālistsrationalist
2Latvianracionālsrational
3Latinrationalisaccounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing...
4Latinratiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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