Where does “abdica” come from?

abdica (Romanian) comes from French abdiquer, from Latin abdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

abdica (Romanian): to abdicate, renounce, cede, relinquish

Definitions

to abdicate, renounce, cede, relinquish

Ancestry of “abdica”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	abdiquer	To abdicate; To give up; to abandon
2	Latin	abdicō	to be against, disapprove of, reject, refuse, deny, forbid, disallow, condemn
3	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “abdica”

abdicare

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →