Where does “tradicioun” come from?
tradicioun (Middle English) comes from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
tradicioun (Middle English): A tradition, custom, or piece of wisdom;...
Definitions
- A tradition, custom, or piece of wisdom;...
Ancestry of “tradicioun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tradicion | delivery |
| 2 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “tradicioun”
- traditional
- tradition
- traditionally
- nontraditional
- traditionalist
- traditionalism
- traditionary
- trad
- untraditional
- neotraditional
- traditionalistic
- traditionality
- detraditionalization
- traditionist
- antitraditional
- countertradition
- neotraditionalist
- traditionbound
- traditionless
- nontraditionally
- antitraditionalism
- antitraditionalist
- untraditionally
- subtradition