Where does “predecir” come from?

predecir (Spanish) comes from Spanish decir, from Old Spanish dezir, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

predecir (Spanish): to predict

Definitions

to predict

Ancestry of “predecir”, step by step

predecir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish decir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	decir	to say, to tell; to suggest; to show; to...
2	Old Spanish	dezir	to say, tell
3	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin praedicō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	praedicō	to proclaim, declare publicly

Words derived from “predecir”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →