Where does “petiționare” come from?

petiționare (Romanian) comes from Romanian petiționa, from French pétitionner, from French pétition, from Old French peticiun, from Latin petitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

petiționare (Romanian): petition

Definitions

  1. petition

Ancestry of “petiționare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpetiționato petition
2Frenchpétitionnerto petition
3Frenchpétitionpetition
4Old Frenchpeticiunrequest; demand
5Latinpetitioan attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition,...
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-