Where does “verdit” come from?
verdit (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin veredictum, from Latin dictum, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
verdit (Old French): verdict
Definitions
- verdict
Ancestry of “verdit”, step by step
verdit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin veredictum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | veredictum | — |
| 2 | Latin | dictum | a word, saying, something said; proverb, maxim,... |
| 3 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Old French veir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | veir | Alternative infinitive of veoir; Alternative form... |
| 2 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 3 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Old French dit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dit | word; story; tale; past participle of dire |