Where does “vermaledien” come from?

vermaledien (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mālediën, from Latin maledīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vermaledien (Middle Dutch): to curse, to maledict

Definitions

  1. to curse, to maledict

Ancestry of “vermaledien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmālediënto curse, to maledict
2Latinmaledīcōto slander, speak ill of
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →