Where does “cwestiwn” come from?
cwestiwn (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh kwestiwn, from Middle English questioun, from Anglo-Norman questiun, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
cwestiwn (Welsh): question
Definitions
- question
Ancestry of “cwestiwn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | kwestiwn | — |
| 2 | Middle English | questioun | A question, ask, or query; something asked; A... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | questiun | — |
| 4 | Old French | question | question (verbal statement intended to elicit a response) |
| 5 | Latin | quaestiō | problem |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |