Where does “preikiman” come from?
preikiman (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo preiki, from Dutch preek, from Dutch preken, from Dutch prediken, from Middle Dutch prēdiken, from Old Dutch predicon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
preikiman (Sranan Tongo): preacher
Definitions
- preacher
Ancestry of “preikiman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | preiki | sermon |
| 2 | Dutch | preek | sermon; lecture |
| 3 | Dutch | preken | to preach; to sermonise, to lecture |
| 4 | Dutch | prediken | to preach |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | prēdiken | to preach |
| 6 | Old Dutch | predicon | to preach |
| 7 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |