Where does “Wiktionair” come from?
Wiktionair (Limburgish) comes from French Wiktionnaire, from French dictionnaire, from Middle French dictionnaire, from Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Wiktionair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Wiktionnaire | — |
| 2 | French | dictionnaire | dictionary: a list of words, usually arranged... |
| 3 | Middle French | dictionnaire | dictionary |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dictionarium | dictionary |
| 5 | Latin | dictiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |