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Where does “dictionarium” come from?

dictionarium (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dictionarium (Medieval Latin): dictionary

Definitions

  1. dictionary

Ancestry of “dictionarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindictiō—
2Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
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

Words derived from “dictionarium”

  • dictionary
  • minidictionary
  • subdictionary
  • dictionarylike
  • nondictionary
  • dictionarian
  • dictionarily
  • dictionary-monger
  • dictionarist
  • antidictionary
  • dictionaric
  • predictionary
  • dictionaryless
  • hyperdictionary
  • Dictionary
  • diccionario
  • dizionario
  • dictionnaire
  • dicionário
  • diccionario
  • antidicionário
  • diccionari
  • dicionario
  • diccionario
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