Where does “republica” come from?
republica (Romanian) comes from French république, from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
republica (Romanian): republic; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- republic; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “republica”, step by step
republica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French république
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | république | republic |
| 2 | Middle French | république | republic |
| 3 | Latin | republica | ablative singular of rēspublica |
| 4 | Latin | rēspublica | a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation |
| 5 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 6 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 7 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 8 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 9 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Italian repubblica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | repubblica | republic |
| 2 | Italian | republica | Archaic form of repubblica |