Where does “impredecible” come from?
impredecible (Spanish) comes from Spanish predecible, from Spanish predecir, from Spanish decir, from Old Spanish dezir, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
impredecible (Spanish): unpredictable
Definitions
- unpredictable
Ancestry of “impredecible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | predecible | predictable |
| 2 | Spanish | predecir | to predict |
| 3 | Spanish | decir | to say, to tell; to suggest; to show; to... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | dezir | to say, tell |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |