Where does “prechen” come from?

prechen (Middle English) comes from Old French prëechier, 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.

prechen (Middle English): to preach

Definitions

  1. to preach

Ancestry of “prechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprëechier
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

Words derived from “prechen

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