Where does “rien” come from?
rien (Old French) comes from Latin rem, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rien (Old French): thing; object; being; creature; thing
Definitions
- thing; object; being; creature; thing
Ancestry of “rien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rem | accusative singular of rēs |
| 2 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 4 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 5 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “rien”