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Where does “adicție” come from?

adicție (Romanian) comes from French addiction, from English addiction, from Latin addictio, from Latin addīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

adicție (Romanian): addiction

Definitions

  1. addiction

Ancestry of “adicție”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaddictionaddiction
2EnglishaddictionA state that is characterized by compulsive drug...
3LatinaddictioThe awarding, adjudging or adjudication of...
4Latinaddīcō—
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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