Where does “dedicacioun” come from?

dedicacioun (Middle English) comes from Old French dedicacion, from Latin dedicatio, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “dedicacioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdedicacionconsecration of a church or chapel
2Latindedicatiodedication, consecration
3Latindēdicōto dedicate, consecrate
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

Words derived from “dedicacioun

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