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

  1. sermon

Ancestry of “preiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpreeksermon; lecture
2Dutchprekento preach; to sermonise, to lecture
3Dutchpredikento preach
4Middle Dutchprēdikento preach
5Old Dutchprediconto preach
6Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “preiki

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