Where does “rezonabil” come from?
rezonabil (Romanian) comes from French raisonnable, from Old French resnable, from Latin ratiōnābilis, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rezonabil (Romanian): reasonable
Definitions
- reasonable
Ancestry of “rezonabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | raisonnable | reasonable, just, fair, consistent, sensible;... |
| 2 | Old French | resnable | wise; intelligent |
| 3 | Latin | ratiōnābilis | rational, capable of reasoning |
| 4 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 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 |