Where does “resoun” come from?

resoun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman raisun, from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

resoun (Middle English): resound; reason

Definitions

  1. resound; reason

Ancestry of “resoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanraisunAlternative form of reson
2Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
3Latinratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose
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 “resoun

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