Where does “preiki” come from?
preiki (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch preek, from Dutch preken, from Dutch prediken, from Middle Dutch prēdiken, from Old Dutch predicon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
preiki (Sranan Tongo): sermon
Definitions
- sermon
Ancestry of “preiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | preek | sermon; lecture |
| 2 | Dutch | preken | to preach; to sermonise, to lecture |
| 3 | Dutch | prediken | to preach |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | prēdiken | to preach |
| 5 | Old Dutch | predicon | to preach |
| 6 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |