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Where does “шпекулација” come from?

шпекулација (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spekulation, from Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

шпекулација (Serbo-Croatian): speculation

Definitions

  1. speculation

Ancestry of “шпекулација”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpekulationspeculation
2Middle Dutchspeculacie—
3Latinspeculātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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