Where does “predike” come from?

predike (Middle Dutch) comes from Esperanto predikon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “predike”, step by step

predike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto predikon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopredikonaccusative singular of prediko
2Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
3Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via Old English predician

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpredicianto preach

Words derived from “predike

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-