Where does “oförutsägbar” come from?
oförutsägbar (Swedish) comes from English unpredictable, from English predictable, from English predict, from French prédire, from Italian predicare, from Spanish predicar, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
oförutsägbar (Swedish): unpredictable
Ancestry of “oförutsägbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unpredictable | Unable to be predicted; An unpredictable thing |
| 2 | English | predictable | Able to be predicted |
| 3 | English | predict | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or... |
| 4 | French | prédire | to predict, foretell |
| 5 | Italian | predicare | to preach |
| 6 | Spanish | predicar | to preach |
| 7 | Latin | praedicō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |